For your consideration is this rarely encountered type of amulet called “Mohara Ody” constructed by the “Ombiasy” or healer in the form of a zebu horn receptacle packed with “magical” substances and intended to protect the wearer against malevolent forces.
Subject: Amulet (Mohara Ody)
Estimated Age: Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Source: Madagascar
Culture: Sakalava people
Medium: Zebu Horn, beadwork on fabric, hair and undetermined interior substances
Dimensions: Horn: 12” (30.4cm) x 2.75 (6.9cm), sash: 33" (84cm) long x 3.25" (8.2cm) wide
Previous Owner: Mary McFadden collection (McFadden created a fashion world sensation
in the 1970s and continues today as an influential tastemaker and erudite art collector)
Provenance: Acquired by the seller in 1981 at Sotheby’s New York City Gallery
Comparables: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1996.355 (see final image).
Estimated Age: Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Source: Madagascar
Culture: Sakalava people
Medium: Zebu Horn, beadwork on fabric, hair and undetermined interior substances
Dimensions: Horn: 12” (30.4cm) x 2.75 (6.9cm), sash: 33" (84cm) long x 3.25" (8.2cm) wide
Previous Owner: Mary McFadden collection (McFadden created a fashion world sensation
in the 1970s and continues today as an influential tastemaker and erudite art collector)
Provenance: Acquired by the seller in 1981 at Sotheby’s New York City Gallery
Comparables: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1996.355 (see final image).
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this charm was prepared and signed by a longtime A.S.A. Senior Member,
retired scholar and certified specialist in Ethnographic Art.
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