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XIXe si\u00e8cle
\nBois, laiton, cuivre, fer
\n38 cm<\/p>\n

Provenance<\/h2>\n

Collection coloniale fran\u00e7aise
\nGalerie Alain de Monbrison, Paris
\nCollection priv\u00e9e, Paris
\nDalton Somar\u00e9, Milan
\nCollection Anna Demina, Helsinki<\/p>\n

Publications<\/h2>\n

Hearts and Diamonds. Art of Gabon from the Anna Demina Collection<\/em>, P. Mollfulleda, Gruppo Editoriale, Milan, 2021, pp. 72-75<\/p>\n

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Provenance<\/h2>\n

Collection coloniale fran\u00e7aise
\nGalerie Alain de Monbrison, Paris
\nCollection priv\u00e9e, Paris<\/p>\n

Figure gardienne Kota<\/h2>\n

Selon E. Anderson (Contribution to the Ethnographie des Kuta<\/em>, Uppsala, 1953-54), les figures gardiennes Kota de ce type, class\u00e9es par Louis Perrois et Domenico Terrana dans la cat\u00e9gorie 5, proviennent du sud du Gabon, \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 de la fronti\u00e8re avec la R.D. du Congo.<\/p>\n

Ce style se caract\u00e9rise par une extr\u00eame stylisation et par un haut degr\u00e9 d\u2019abstraction formelle. Les \u00e9l\u00e9ments vaguement naturalistes et descriptifs pr\u00e9sents dans d\u2019autres variantes de la sculpture Kota sont ici enti\u00e8rement abandonn\u00e9s au profit d\u2019une construction rigoureusement g\u00e9om\u00e9trique.<\/p>\n

Les pendants cylindriques, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement interpr\u00e9t\u00e9s comme des boucles d\u2019oreilles et pr\u00e9sents dans presque toutes les autres typologies de figures reliquaires Kota, sont dans ce cas int\u00e9gr\u00e9s aux expansions lat\u00e9rales qui entourent le visage et se terminent en forme de demi-lune, reprenant le profil du large croissant qui couronne la partie sup\u00e9rieure de la sculpture.<\/p>\n

Le visage est construit par une alternance de surfaces concaves et convexes. Depuis le front, la structure se resserre \u00e0 la hauteur du nez, r\u00e9duit \u00e0 un solide g\u00e9om\u00e9trique, puis s\u2019\u00e9largit \u00e0 nouveau dans le profil des joues. Les yeux et la bouche sont r\u00e9duits \u00e0 de minces fentes horizontales, dont l\u2019essentialit\u00e9 conf\u00e8re \u00e0 la figure autorit\u00e9 et myst\u00e8re.<\/p>\n

Le jeu raffin\u00e9 des formes est accentu\u00e9 par l\u2019usage savant de diff\u00e9rents m\u00e9taux, dispos\u00e9s avec une grande pr\u00e9cision sur la structure en bois. Cet exemplaire, qui par sa grande anciennet\u00e9 peut \u00eatre consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme un arch\u00e9type du style, se distingue en outre par la succession d\u2019enroulements m\u00e9talliques qui d\u00e9corent le bord sup\u00e9rieur du croissant et par la double couture de bandes en laiton et en fer entourant les tempes.<\/p>\n

Cette singularit\u00e9 raffin\u00e9e, en plus d\u2019accro\u00eetre la qualit\u00e9 esth\u00e9tique de la sculpture, confirme indirectement l\u2019attention culturelle consacr\u00e9e \u00e0 la r\u00e9alisation de l\u2019objet ainsi que son importance dans le contexte rituel et social d\u2019origine. La figure se place ainsi parmi les t\u00e9moignages les plus significatifs de l\u2019Art Africain<\/strong><\/a> ancien et de la tradition reliquaire Kota du Gabon.<\/p>\n

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Approfondissements<\/h2>\n
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Highlights d\u2019Art Africain<\/a><\/p>\n

Archives de la Collection d\u2019Art Africain<\/a><\/p>\n

Art Africain classique<\/a><\/p>\n

Publications sur l\u2019Art Africain<\/a><\/p>\n

Expositions et salons<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sculptures associ\u00e9es<\/h2>\n
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Figure gardienne, Kota, Gabon<\/a><\/p>\n

Masque Mukuyi, Lumbu, Gabon<\/a><\/p>\n

Masque, Punu, Gabon<\/a><\/p>\n

Masque antilope, Kwele, Gabon ou R.D. du Congo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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