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Beschreibung : Carved wood ngontang spirit helmet mask from Gabon, Central Africa. Wood helmet mask has multiple faces, along with pierced and etched elements throughout. Mask measures approx 15.75 inches in height by 9.5 inches in diameter. Mask has surface wear consistent with age. African Art, Tribal Art, African sculpture, ethnographic Art, African folk art, African sculpture figural, decorative art, collectible African arts, African ceremonial mask. Property of a New York Private Collection. ‘This anthropomorphic helmet mask is carved from a single block of wood and covers its wearer’s face and top of the head. this mask is linked to a Fang (Equatorial African) masquerade genre known as ngontang. From the second half of the 19th century through at least the first half of the 20th, masquerades called ngontang took root and evolved in Fang communities across present-day northern Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and southern Cameroon. Among approximately forty ngontang masks documented in major collections, some are single-faced, while others, in helmet
Preis: 432.25 USD 🔓Keine Kreditkarte nötig.
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