Beschreibung : wood, These masks were bound on a rattan frame and worn diagonally on the head. Head and upper body were hidden under cloth, the lower body was wrapped in luxuriant grass fiber skirts. The human figure was no longer recognizable and the dancing mask became one with the spirit it represented. Continent: Africa
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Über das Lot Chargen- 147 Titel : Mask Geh-Naw Größe : H: 26 cm, H: 10,2 inch Herkunft : Old British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s) Literature : Meneghini, Mario, Collecting African Art in Liberia and Neighboring Countries 1963 - 1989, o.O. 2006, p. 59 ff. Condition report : See description