Body Art. Tattoos, scarifications, painting and piercings on objects of Delta 98 Den Haag

 Here are some objects with body art from cultures in Africa and Oceania.

Peoples, clans and tribes use, for hundreds of years, 

body paintings, scarifications, tattoos and piercings

to show were they come from, were they belong to, 

to show their role, their part and place in society, their strength, 

knowledge and experiences in life.

Ibeji twin figure, Yoruba, Africa

with ear piercing and facial scarification

Chihongo mask, Chokwe, Africa,

with facial scarifications and ear piercing

Asye Usu figure, Baule, Africa,

with facial and body scarifications

mask, Baule, Africa,

with facial scarifications

fetish figure from Gabon, Africa, 

with ear piercings, facial and body scarifications

Pende Mbuya Giwoyo mask, Angola / Congo, Africa,

with facial scarifications

Iatmul, Sepik, Papua New Guinea,

with facial painting and nose piercing

a Nguzunguzu canoe prow figure,

from Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Oceania,

with facial tattoos and nose piercing

a Nguzu Nguzu Mon Boat prow figure,

from the Solomon Islands, Melanesia,

with shell inlay representing the facial painting of male warriors

Objects from the collection of

Delta 98 Den Haag,

The Hague, The Netherlands

Jules Vermeire and Alvin Silver Company, provenance Delta 98 Den Haag

48,5 cm hoog, stenen hoofd, door

Jules Vermeire (1885-1977), getiteld: 

Waakzaamheid

Aangekocht in 1958 van de kunstenaar als kunstaankoop door de 

Dienst voor Schone Kunsten van de Gemeente Den Haag,

in 1995 overgedragen aan 

Stroom Haags Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst - HCBK,

vandaar in bruikleen gegeven aan het 

Haagse Hervormd Rusthuis Oostduin, 

Goetlijfstraat 5, Den Haag,

waar het op de balie van de receptie kwam te staan.

Toen het rusthuis ging sluiten 

konden medewerkers objecten aankopen.

De toen, nieuwe eigenaar verkocht vervolgens het beeld aan 

Delta 98 Den Haag,

waarna, het werd verkocht bij 

Sotheby's Amsterdam in 2007

American art nouveau

sterling silver overlay decanter and glasses,

made circa 1900, by:

Alvin Silver Company / Co

Providence, Rhode Island, USA,

with silver mark: 999/1000, for almost pure silver,
bought at Venduehuis der Notarissen Den Haag
by Delta 98 Den Haag