Teke
Istanbul, 1897 ; 1974
9 works referenced in French museums
Style and technique
Teke appartient au Afrique, ethnologie, vie militaire, dont il illustre les principes. Il travaille principalement avec fer, bois, laiton. Teke intervient principalement en Afrique, ethnologie, vie militaire.
Legacy and influence
Des oeuvres de Teke sont conservées dans des collections publiques. Ses oeuvres sont conservées dans 4 musées référencés.
Works in public collections
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Works in French museums
French museums preserve works attributed to Teke. These pieces, listed in the Joconde database, attest to this artist's place in the national artistic heritage. 9 records are currently available.
Curator museums
The works of Teke are preserved in the following museums: musée national de l'histoire et des cultures de l'immigration, musée des beaux-arts, musée des Arts Africains, Océaniens et Amérindiens, muséum d'histoire naturelle. These institutions bear the « Musée de France » label and ensure the conservation and accessibility of their collections.
Artistic fields
The works of Teke belong to the following fields: migrations humaines, photographie, vie sociale - culturelle, sports - loisirs, Afrique, ethnologie, vie militaire, Afrique, sculpture, croyances - coutumes, ethnologie, ethnologie, Afrique subsaharienne, Afrique, ethnologie.
Data sources
The information presented comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know
The Joconde database references 9 works attributed to Teke in museums of France. 6 of them have a digitized image available online. These works cover various fields: Afrique, ethnologie, vie militaire, migrations humaines, photographie, vie sociale - culturelle, sports - loisirs, Afrique, sculpture, croyances - coutumes, ethnologie, ethnologie, Afrique subsaharienne, Afrique, ethnologie.
Works by Teke are held in 4 labeled 'Museum of France', including the musée des beaux-arts. Each work entry indicates the holding museum, which allows planning a visit. Check with the museum whether the work is on display or in storage.
The data comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), distributed under Open License v2.0 (Etalab). The records are provided by the holding museums, and biographical information is extracted from the database fields.
No. Only cataloged and digitized works in the Joconde database appear on DellArte. Other works by Teke may exist in museum reserves, private collections, or foreign museums. Digitization progresses each year.
Consult the work's record to identify the holding museum, then contact it to verify if the work is on display. Find out about opening hours and admission fees on the official museum website.
Works by Teke belong to the following fields: Afrique, ethnologie, vie militaire, migrations humaines, photographie, vie sociale - culturelle, sports - loisirs, Afrique, sculpture, croyances - coutumes, ethnologie, ethnologie, Afrique subsaharienne, Afrique, ethnologie. The Joconde database documents the technique, period, and holding museum for each work.
According to the records in the Joconde database, works by Teke employ the following techniques and materials: fer, bois, laiton, verre (négatif), bois (taillé), terre, résine, étoffe, fibre végétale, cordelette. Each work record details the technique in the 'Materials / Techniques' field.
Textual data are under Open License v2.0 and can be freely reused. For images, rights depend on the artist's date of death: if Teke died over 70 years ago, their works are in the public domain in France. Otherwise, images remain under copyright.
Use the DellArte contact page to report the error. For corrections at the source (attribution, dating, biography), report them to the Ministry of Culture via data.culture.gouv.fr.
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