BAMANA ARTIST
Headdress, Chiwara, Mali, late 19th-early 20th century
Wood
h. 56 cm
22 in.
22 in.
Provenance
Collected by Carl Kjersmeier in Suluba, French Sudan 1931-1932
Ex Carl & Amalie Kjersmeier, Copenhagen
Ex collection Lauwrence Sunde, Copenhagen
Ex collection Steen Strömberg, Copenhagen
Ex Ole Christensen Collection, Copenhagen
Sotheby's New York. African and Oceanic Art. 19 May 2000. lot 219
Ex private collection, New York
Publications
Kjersmeier, Carl. Paa Fetishjagt i Afrika. 1932. p.152
Kjersmeier, Carl. Bambara-kunst. Umer, 52, H.4; 1932. p. 323, fig.2
Lundbaek, Torben & Poul Mørk. Afrikansk Kunst. Kjersmeiers samling. Nationalmuséets etnografiske afdeling, 1968. p.18, no.46-48, not illustrated
Sensager, Thomas Otte. "Carl Kjersmeier and Sogoni Koun: A Life, a Journey, and a Passion for African Art”. Tribal Art Magazine, #82, Winter 2016. Cover and p. 114