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A GROUP OF FIVE INDIAN FOLK AND TRIBAL BRONZES, MID-20TH CENTURY AND EARLIER
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09月10日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月08日 下午3点 截止委托
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A GROUP OF FIVE INDIAN FOLK AND TRIBAL BRONZES, MID-20TH CENTURY AND EARLIER
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Comprising two Kondh tribal bronzes depicting equestrian warriors, the larger adorned with chains suspended from loops, and the other finely decorated with spiral designs; a Bastar model of a straw mat topped with an abstract figure and several offerings; a figure of a rhinoceros standing foursquare atop a rectangular base; and a Deccan figure of the hero Khandoba brandishing a sword atop his horse dating from the 18th-19th century. (5)

Provenance: The Kienzle Family Collection, Stuttgart, Germany. Acquired between 1950 and 1985 by siblings Else (1912-2006), Reinhold (1917-2008), and Dr. Horst Kienzle (1924-2019), during their extensive travels in Asia. Subsequently inherited by Dr. Horst Kienzle and bequeathed to the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Radevormwald, Germany. Released through museum deaccession in 2024. The Kienzle siblings were avid travelers and passionate collectors of Asian and Islamic art. During their travels, the Kienzle’s sought out and explored temples, monasteries, and markets, always trying to find the best pieces wherever they went, investing large sums of money and forging lasting relationships to ensure they could acquire them. Their fervor and success in this pursuit is not only demonstrated by their collection but further recorded in correspondences between Horst Kienzle and several noted dignitaries, businesses and individuals in Nepal and Ladakh. Their collection had gained renown by the 1970s, but the Kienzle’s stopped acquiring new pieces around 1985. Almost thirty years later, the collection was moved to the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Radevormwald, opened by Peter Hardt in 2014. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter Hardt and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Labels: Galerie Hardt, printed ‘Khandoba Bronze Indien 19. Jh.‘, and priced at EUR 475.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, light warping, minuscule nicks, light dents, encrustations, remnants of pigment. Each with a fine, naturally grown, smooth patina

Weight: 455 g (total)
Dimensions: Length 4.5-8.1 cm, Height 2.1-8.5 cm

The Kondh tribe, one of India’s largest indigenous communities, inhabits the forested highlands of Odisha and parts of Chhattisgarh. Known for their deep-rooted spiritual connection to the land, the Kondh express their beliefs through ritual, oral tradition, and material culture. Though not widely associated with metalworking, certain Kondh groups have long commissioned or created lost-wax bronze figures—stylized depictions of animals, ancestors, and deities—used in ancestral rites, village ceremonies, and votive offerings. These bronzes are not merely decorative, but charged with symbolic and ritual significance.

Khandoba is a male Hindu deity of Southern and Western India who is still widely worshiped in Maharashtra and regarded as the guardian deity of the Deccan. He was originally depicted with the head of a dog, and vestiges of this remain in his worship to this day. His usual attributes are a sword, a trident, and a drum. His vehicle (vahana) is a horse and he may also be shown associated with a dog. The foremost center of Khandoba worship is the temple of Jejuri in Maharashtra. The legends of Khandoba, found in the text Malhari Mahatmya and also narrated in folk songs, revolve around his victory over demons Mani-malla and his marriages.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Kondh tribal bronze of an equestrian dated to the 20th century, 15 cm high, in the Museum Rietberg, inventory number 2015.121. Compare a closely related Kondh tribal bronze of an equestrian on an elephant dated to the 20th century, 9 cm high, in the Museum Rietberg, inventory number 2015.136. Compare a related brass figure of Khandoba and Mhalsa seated on a horse, 15 cm high, dated 18th-19th century, in the British Museum, accession number 1853,0108.3.

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拍品估价:400 - 800 欧元 起拍价格:200 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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