Featured Large african ? carved female figure

hi folks

this was my last of three local auction purchases

don't think its got a lot of age, but couldn't tell that from the pic

I'm happy with it though for what i paid (£11)

presuming African, but that's about all i have

any info on the piece would be very helpful indeed

measure 17 inches

 

You should be extremely happy!
What you've got there isn't recent African, but a top Bali Art Deco piece!
Probably late 30s-early 40s, and probably made in the village of Mas. She could even have been made by a Pita Maha artist.

(African women usually don't have long sleek hair)

 

I just found what I wrote on Pita Maha in the "Bali Art Deco thread":

Mas was the centre of the Art Deco art society 'Pita Maha'. Pita Maha was set up to ensure the quality of the carvings their members made. Each week carvings were presented to a panel of judges and given a pass or fail.
The Mas style is often called Pita Maha style, but not all Mas artists joined Pita Maha.

 

Marvellous !, thanks so much Aj

She beautiful enough without hair

Very smooth and tactile

Your a legend

Happy Charlie

 

Awesome info thanks, will look at the thread you mentioned, sounds like it would be interesting

What's with the long fingers ?

 

The age has made it even more so.

It is one of the features of Mas style Balinese Art Deco, a stylisation.

I found some similar style ladies. The asking price of the first. on eboo, is ambitious. The second one, on Catawiki, the actual final bid, is more like it.

https://www.ebay.nl/itm/Pensive-Bal...ood-Carving-/124222438354?hash=item1cec3bfbd2

https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/44473...arving-bali-indonesia-first-half-20th-century

To think I wasn't going to check Antiquers, still a bit under the weather. Good thing I did though. (Anything for my Charlie.)

 

I hope you feel better soon, AJ! I agree with Charlie - you are a legend!

 

What a great find, Charlie. She is lovely!

 

Thank you @NewEngland .

 

Finding things is great, but sharing and learning things with you is even better

Sorry to hear your feeling bad, Didn't know that

Hope you feel better soon Aj

 

Thanks NewEngland !

I particularly like the feet, and top of the base

Look how smooth and glassy they are !

 

Yes, DO take it easy, and get to feeling better, @Any Jewelry....


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Awww, thank you Aqui.

 

Nice find Chuck! As soon as I saw that first pic I thought "AJ is gonna be all over this one "

 

I almost didnt look expecting the usual African souvenir but that is gorgeous ! Good for you Charlie !

 

Thank you mate !

 

Very nice. At the first photo, I thought - not African, but Indonesian - better tag @Any Jewelry. Then saw that it was already taken care of.

 

Yup...me, too. Very sweet, and so lovely! Thanks!