FETISH  SCULPTURE  from New Orleans Estate ORIGINS UNKNOWN

Size:     8  inches  by    8 inches   by   4 inches  of   metal   substance -  Hair Lengths about  6 to 15 inches.

(Cat  # 0-01)

 Quite  heavy about  8  pounds  with    long lengths  of   authentic Horse  hair   attached. It appears to be    of some sort of metal   with   dark patina  and  incised marks  for texture.  It is double  sided  and Im not sure how it was  originally displayed. Maybe was  used as  part of a Mardi Gras  Float.  I put it on  a  small  Picture easel to photograph it. I have   4     of the collection listed  on  my Ebay  shop- The other three are  plaster bit this was    made of metal- Maybe it is the  original   pice  that   was used to  cast for the other three.

(    I  PURCHASED  YEARS AGO  AT AN ESTATE  SALE IN  ONE OF THE HUGE OLD MANSIONS IN THE NEW ORLEANS GARDEN  DISTRICT)

 I have  four of these listed in my Ebay shop- They could look great  as a group. If you buy all four, I'll  give you a discount.

 An Abstract  profile,  resembling  a   primitive face and  with a   powerful  ambiance.

  A unique art piece . The details are   primitively crafted. 

In a raw     fetish style. It  has  an African look would look   great   in a  room with other   Ethnic Artifacts.


This is an  interesting  piece of Art. It has a natural old patina, and is a unique treasure -- How  old it is is  also  a mystery  but it   feels   very old.

 


This   Sculpture  has a  haunting   that  evokes strong power. It  resemble  tribal fetishes   like those from the Congo basin.

This   face   is , dark coloured  plaster   stained to a wood tinted with black patina .  Clumps  of  long  hair, and pigment, shows patina of use. This mask, of an unusual type.   Its origin is a mystery.  It could have been made  years ago  for some part of a Voodoo  Mardi Gras      component   for one of the New Orleans Parades. Or it  could  have  been  purchased  originally  from  parts unknown by a   Ethnic Art collector.  Whatever its origins, its a  unique   piece.                                                                                                    

A  slight madness lurks in  the feeling of this sculpture.

 Exhibits some  age , minor paint loss and imperfections which  only adds to  its charm.



VISIT MY EBAY SHOP  FOR  MORE FOLK ART FROM THE DEEP SOUTH

 I  plan to list  more Folk Art in  the  future.  Some of the pieces to be listed on  my ebay  shop contain early Sudduths,  Mose Tollivers , Sybil Gibson’s etheral dusty, muted pastel paintings on grocery bags,abstract works by Willie White, and Roy Ferdinand urban ghetto memory paintings.A number of New Orelanian Welmon Sharlhorne line drawings done during  his long stint at Angola Prison. Also some great retablos and dramatic yarn shields and beaded masks made by the indigenous Huichol Indians of Mexico’s remote Sierra Madre mountains.

 I am in process of  publishing my second book on  Folk Artist Juanita Rogers,  and in  need of an Agent/Publicist. You  can read about her  on my website  and  In Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art, Volume One:  There is an  essay and photography on Juanita Rogers (1934-1985), who best exemplifies the Outsider Artist. Her clapboard and tin two-room shack was nestled in the middle of a cow pasture fenced in by barbed wire. Her porch was filled with strange sculptures. There were human, animal, and vessel forms of cracking clay embedded with mule and cow bones, teeth, fossil shells, glass, Spanish moss, and coffee grounds, identified by  Juanita as Ram Men, Goat Men, and Jungle Women.