Beschreibung : African art. Toma (?) helmet mask (?) Guinea / Liberia. Imposing dark patina wooden mask with canvas inserts and heterogeneous materials possibly depicting Landai, ancestral spirit of the woods invoked during initiation rites. The animal-like face is characterized by the numerous horns and the magic bag fixed at the forehead and filled with apotropaic materials. Provenance: Parisian collection of the painter Arturo Carmassi (Lucca, 1925- Empoli, 2015).. Cm 37,00 x 91,00.
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Über das Lot Chargen- 59 Titel : Toma (?) Helmet Mask (?), EPOCHE : 1925 Größe : Cm 37,00 x 91,00