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Description : Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Salampasu peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. An intriguing mask formed from tightly-woven reed fibers and decorated with a hanging raffia beard. The stylized countenance boasts a bulbous nose, a puffy forehead, wide cheeks, slender ovoid eyes, and petite woven-reed rings applied to the temples. The coiffure is composed of dozens of knotted bulbs, and the head is topped with a conical headdress that displays repeating registers of red-orange and white triangles outlines with thin twisted strings. Though masks like this example are used within the Idangani society of the Salampasu, scholars are still unsure as to their exact purpose. Size (w/o beard): 8.75 W x 14.8 H (22.2 cm x 37.6 cm), 30 H (76.2 cm) on included custom stand. For a stylistically-similar example with a longer beard, please see: Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Maria Kecskesi, and Laszlo Vajda. African Masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, Geneva. Prestel Verlag, Munich, 2002, p. 274, cat. no. 219. Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, ex-Thomas Murray collection, California, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #147690
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Estimate (low-high) : 1800 USD-2500 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 95A
Title : Idangani Society Mask, Period : 2002
Condition report : Light loosening to some fibers, otherwise intact and excellent. Original pigmentation still visible and vibrant.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Pre-Columbian | Tribal | Ethnographic
Sale date : 25 Jul 2019 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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