Kamajor (Hunter) Militias, Koidu, Sierra Leone, 2001

Guy Tillim

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Lot 58
  • Guy Tillim; Kamajor (Hunter) Militias, Koidu, Sierra Leone, 2001
  • Guy Tillim; Kamajor (Hunter) Militias, Koidu, Sierra Leone, 2001
  • Guy Tillim; Kamajor (Hunter) Militias, Koidu, Sierra Leone, 2001


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ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
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Starting at ZAR 13 000
Location
Cape Town
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About this Item

South African 1962-
Kamajor (Hunter) Militias, Koidu, Sierra Leone, 2001
2001-2004

from an edition of 5 + 1AP

pigment-ink digital print on 300g cotton paper
84 by 58,5cm excluding frame; 100 by 72,5 by 3,5cm including frame

Exhibited

Stevenson, Cape Town, Soldiers, 17 June to 19 July 2003, another example from the edition exhibited.

Literature

DaimlerChrysler South Africa (2004) Guy Tillim, Pretoria: DaimlerChrysler Award for South African Photography, another example from the edition illustrated in black and white, unpaginated, cat. no. 60.

Notes

Another example from the edition is currently held in the Mercedes-Benz Art Collection in Stuttgart.

"These portraits were made near Koidu in Sierra Leone of kamajoor militias in June 2001. They are traditional defense militias who responded to the rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF) tyranny in the area, defending their villages against annihilation. The militias fighting the RUF became collectively known as the Civil Defense Force."1

1. DaimlerChrysler South Africa (2004) Guy Tillim, Pretoria: DaimlerChrysler Award for South African Photography, unpaginated.

Provenance

Property of a Gentleman.

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