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Description : EXCEPTIONAL BAMANA MALE ANTELOPE HEADDRESS, PROBABLY SÉGUO REGION, MALI chi wara height 33in (83.8cm) Provenance Galerie Hélène and Philippe Leloup, Paris American Private Collection, acquired from the above in 1991 Exhibited Los Angeles, The Inner Eye: Vision and Transcendence in African Arts, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 26 February - 9 July 2017 Published Nooter, Polly, The Inner Eye: Vision and Transcendence in African Arts, Tribal Art Magazine, Summer 2017, Issue 84, illustrated Intricately carved of highly stylized form, the artist has masterfully created a design which successfully balances the negative and positive spaces. The horizontal, cylindrical torso rests on squared legs and supports a long, curvilinear neck with a radiating openwork panel representing an abstract mane behind; the elongated, vertical head with metal band affixed to the forehead, a long snout with diminutive mouth and topped with long horns reaching vertically upwards with each tip gently curving back; incised geometric motifs highlight the torso and forehead; fine, dark brown patina with areas of encrustation indicative of significant age and cultural use. For further information on this lot please visit the website
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