Yann Ferrandin Gallery

CIWARA, BAMBARA SCULPTURE (BAMANA)

MALI

Wood, with a remarkable thick and inlaid patina from use
Length: 73 cm – 28.74 in
Presumed period: 19th / early 20th century.
Provenance: Mathias Komor (1909-1984), New York, USA; collection number 'M580'.
Mathias Komor, a dealer and collector, began his art business in China around 1931 and then founded a similar company in New York in 1941. He devoted himself primarily to ancient Far Eastern art and was also one of the first New York art dealers to specialize in ancient art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.

A renowned expert and dealer in ancient African, Oceanic, and North American art, Yann Ferrandin remains, above all, a passionate collector who tirelessly seeks out exceptional pieces. The thematic exhibitions presented in his gallery, each the culmination of many years of research, have made a lasting impression and resulted in the publication of catalogues now considered definitive works.

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