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This is the rating and price for A Rare And Unusual Monumental Bobo Mask, 1971



Description : A rare and unusual monumental Bobo mask, Bobo, Burkina Faso The mask in the form a large helmet with incised geometric forms and remains of pigment, raised design representing stylized eyes, the whole with a large open-work superstructure with incising and zigzag patterns. Fine old patina and signs of wear and use. H. 60 1/2 This unusual mask is most closely related to an example in Kamer, 'Haute Volta' 1973, fig. 8, from the Tanzila region of Bobo country. Kamer suggests the superstructure may represent feathers, though other Burkinabe peoples make vegetal mask with high crests in similar forms. Comments: Property from a New York Estate. Alfred Schienberg, 1971, The Gallery of African Art. NY
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About the lot N° 149
Title : A Rare And Unusual Monumental Bobo Mask, Period : 1971
Size : H. 60 1/2
Provenance : Alfred Schienberg, 1971, The Gallery of African Art. NY
Condition report : Fine old patina and signs of wear and use
The Cobbs, auctioneer, Peterborough, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Fine Ethnographic Art
Sale date : 15 Nov 2015 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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