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museum replica | cast metal + diabase | handmade | gold-plated | total height 18 cm
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Small sculpture "Water Carrier", gold-plated cast metal
From the West African Dahonay originates the original of this enchanting small sculpture, which was created around 1900.
Original: American Museum of Natural History, New York.
Polymer ars mundi museum replica, hand-cast, finely gold-plated cast metal. Height incl. diabase pedestal 18 cm.
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Collective term for the artistic creations from the tribes and ethnic groups of sub-Saharan Africa. African ancestral sculptures, magical figures and masks are deeply rooted in religious and mythical tradition.
The Ashanti people that are native to the Ashanti Region (Ghana today) developed an impressive goldsmith's art due to their wealth in gold. The wood carvings of Ashanti artists (e.g. mother and child figures or fertility dolls) are also well-known.
Benin (now Nigeria) was ruled for centuries by powerful kings called Oba. The obas were absolute monarchs, who were said to be descendants of god. The respective heirs had the responsibility to preserve their memory. Imposing bronze altars and impressive head sculptures became a reminding legacy of the following generations. The excellently crafted bronze heads cast using the lost-wax process, which date back to the 15th and 16th centuries, are outstanding testimonies to African art.
Similarly famous are the shoulder masks of the Baga in Guinea, West Africa, which weigh up to 60 kg and the terracotta heads of Yoruba in Ife (Nigeria) which date from the 10th to 13th centuries.
The Berbers are the tribes of Kabyle, Guanche and Tuareg located in Northwest Africa. Berber art is characterised by abstraction and spontaneous creativity. The exceptional vitality of Berber art can be seen in the incorporation of modern art movements.
In the manufacture of jewellery, the abstract geometric motifs are made as individual pieces and linked to long chain strands. The jewellery creations made of silver are especially sought-after and attractive.
A true-to-the-original reproduction of an artwork in the same size and with the best possible material and colour uniformity.
The mould is usually taken directly from the original so that the replication reproduces even the finest details. After casting the replication, using the most appropriate method, the surface is polished, patinated, gilded or painted according to the original.
A replication of ars mundi is a recognizable copy of the original.
A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.
While sculptures from wood, ivory or stone are made directly from the block of material, in bronze casting a working model is prepared at first. Usually, it is made of clay or other easily mouldable materials.
The prime time of sculpture after the Greek and Roman antiquity was the Renaissance. Impressionism gave a new impulse to the sculptural arts. Contemporary artists such as Jorg Immendorf, Andora, and Markus Lupertz also enriched sculptures with outstanding works.