Two Maliah.Kondh tribe copper alloy figures. Central India, Orissa/Andhra Pradessh border region. 19th/20th century - image-1

Lot 69 Dα

Two Maliah.Kondh tribe copper alloy figures. Central India, Orissa/Andhra Pradessh border region. 19th/20th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 11:00 - Indian, Southeast Asian and Japanese Art
Estimate: 200 € - 400 €

Two Maliah.Kondh tribe copper alloy figures. Central India, Orissa/Andhra Pradessh border region. 19th/20th century

Two Maliah-Kondh copper alloy figures of a) two warriors on a bed, the standing with an axe, the seated with a sword, lance (damaged) and a dagger, and b) two men facing each other and between them a man on the floor on an oval base. Central India, Orissa/Andhra Pradesh border region. 19th/20th century. (2)
Height a) 8.5 cm; b) 7.9 cm

Provenance

Collection of Günter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin

Literature

a) Compare: Cornelia Mallebrein, Die anderen Götter, Köln 1993, fig. 546