File:Pipe Bowl, Cameroon, Brücke-Museum Berlin, 64965, view b.jpg
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Pipe Bowl, Cameroon Grassfields, 19th–20th century, three-quarter view from the right
Summary
Object
| Artist |
English: once known creator
Deutsch: einst bekannte*r Urheber*in |
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| Description |
English: Pipe Bowl
Deutsch: Pfeifenkopf |
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| Date | from 19th century until 20th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | clay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 16.6 cm (6.5 in); width: 8.9 cm (3.5 in); depth: 8.4 cm (3.3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
H 4 |
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| Place of creation | Western High Plateau (Q1627312) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
by 1913: in collection of Karl Schmidt-Rottluff[1] transferred to Karl und Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Stiftung from Karl Schmidt-Rottluff |
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| Notes |
English: Pipe bowls were variously designed utilitarian and ceremonial objects. They were originally reserved for a courtly elite. The face of the male figure shows the stylistic features typical of the Grasslands, as also found in wood and bronze sculptures. The hand raised to the chin seems to be a gesture of respect to the king. The crescent-shaped mpelet cap with the jagged 'spear' motif shows that this is a representation of a high-ranking member of the court.
Deutsch: Pfeifenköpfe waren vielfältig gestaltete Gebrauchs- und Zeremonialgegenstände, die ursprünglich einer höfischen Elite vorbehalten waren. Das Gesicht der männlichen Figur zeigt die für das Grasland typischen Stilmerkmale, wie man sie auch in Holz- und Bronzeskulpturen findet. Die zum Kinn geführte Hand scheint eine Geste des Respekts gegenüber dem König zu sein. Die halbmondförmige mpelet-Mütze mit dem gezackten ‚Speermotiv‘ zeigt, dass es sich hier um die Darstellung eines hochrangigen Mitglieds des Hofes handelt. |
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| References |
Deutsch: Der Pfeifenkopf aus dem Kameruner Grasland wurde vom Künstler Karl Schmidt-Rottluff im Jahre 1913 in einem Gemälde verarbeitet, welches sich heute in der Sammlung des Museums Ludwig in Köln befindet: https://museum-ludwig.kulturelles-erbe-koeln.de/documents/obj/05010155. |
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Photograph
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English: Pipe Bowl, Cameroon Grassfields, 19th–20th century, three-quarter view from the right  |
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| Source | BrückeMuseumBerlin | |||
| Author | Nick Ash, Berlin | |||
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The estate of Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, owned by the Karl and Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Foundation at the Brücke Museum, contains his collection of around 100 sculptures and objects with colonial backgrounds. The Brücke artist himself never travelled outside Europe and, to the best of current knowledge, bought these objects in the art trade and from private owners from the 1910s onwards. The collection includes ritual and everyday objects, alongside souvenirs for the Western market. The way they were perceived underwent changes: they came to be seen as objects of art and decoration. Little is known of their origins, the circumstances of their acquisition, or the historical and current importance of the objects. Most of them originate from Germany’s former colonies, thus referring directly to German Expressionists’ entanglements in the often unlawful appropriation of material culture in colonially occupied lands. More
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- ↑ Der Pfeifenkopf aus dem Kameruner Grasland muss bereits vor 1913 in die Sammlung Karl Schmidt-Rottluffs eingegangen sein. Der Künstler verarbeitete ihn 1913 in einem Gemälde. Dieses befindet sich heute in der Sammlung des Museums Ludwig in Köln: https://museum-ludwig.kulturelles-erbe-koeln.de/documents/obj/05010155.
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