Polypropilane, engine, wood, 100 x 132 cm-each.
Catalogue published on the occasion of the solo show Ich bin die Skulptur at the Kunstverein Braunschweig, Germany.http://www.galeriewolff.com/publications/franz-erhard-walther-ich-bin-die-skulptur-wandformationen-1978-1985-und-zeichnungen
Tusk figures belong to a group of abbreviated figurines made in the Predynastic Period. Such figurines emphasize only facial features and sexuality, while eliminating or schematizing limbs. Tusk figurines exploit a natural form –the tusk of a hippo– creating a male figure that radiates sexuality. This figurine is a superbly finished version of the type […]
The complex male initiation cycle of the Abelam people is restricted to men. However, its sacred spaces and sculptures are often suffused with female symbolism and imagery. In the highest initiation rites, tetepeku, slender female images with long legs spread wide, are erected inside the men’s ceremonial house above the main entrance and the entrances […]