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  • No.11 Dogon Mask No.11 Dogon Mask Quick View
    • No.11 Dogon Mask No.11 Dogon Mask Quick View
    • No.11 Dogon Mask
    • Wood, Metal, Sisal rope Origin: West Africa (Mali Region) Significant interpretation of the Work: The highly revered Dogon masks according to the Dogon serve as a connection between the afterlife and earth. This piece is a Rasmussen Mask and remains unique in its construction and naturalism of the seated male character which surmounts it. This character is reference to Yasigine, a…
  • No.33 Baule Mask No.33 Baule Mask Quick View
    • No.33 Baule Mask No.33 Baule Mask Quick View
    • No.33 Baule Mask
    • Wood, pigment, paint Origin: West Africa (Ivory Coast region) Interesting facts: The Baule are one of the Akan people. They moved west to the Ivory Coast more than 200 years ago and adapted masking traditions from their neighbours, the Guro, Senufo and Yaure people. This mask demonstrates an elaborate coif and refined carving. Circa 1940 curio piece.  Provenance: Acquired from…
  • No.34 Bembe Mask No.34 Bembe Mask Quick View
    • No.34 Bembe Mask No.34 Bembe Mask Quick View
    • No.34 Bembe Mask
    • Wood, Pigment Origin: Central Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo region) Interesting facts: The name Babemba/Babembe means “the people of the lake.”  A zoomorphic mask probably used as a hut mask in initiation ceremonies, with classical Bembe face and huge ocular orbits, in imitation of an owl. The eyes are especially interesting due to their distinct asymmetry.  The tapering face hosts an…
  • No.36 Fang Helmet Mask No.36 Fang Helmet Mask Quick View
    • No.36 Fang Helmet Mask No.36 Fang Helmet Mask Quick View
    • No.36 Fang Helmet Mask
    • Wood, pigment Origin: Central Africa (Gabon region) Interesting facts: Compelling in its simplicity this mask boasts a notable patina. In the 1920s and 1930s, several two-headed or multi-faced helmet masks appeared in some collections. The paired faces, usually of different sizes, are made in a characteristic "Fang" style: oval, concave face, incised eyes, pouting mouth and whitish clay coating. Called…
  • No.37 Terracotta Makonde Mask No.37 Terracotta Makonde Mask Quick View
    • No.37 Terracotta Makonde Mask No.37 Terracotta Makonde Mask Quick View
    • No.37 Terracotta Makonde Mask
    • Teracotta Origin: Southern Africa (Mozambique region) Interesting facts: The present work is a Makonde helmet mask worn by young men during initiation ceremonies.  Interestingly, the mask is naked of any characteristic Makonde scarification, lip plug nor filed teeth.  This mask represents the female counterpart to the masks for male initiation, since the women perform the initiation of girls and make…
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