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Descubra la tasación y los precios de esta y más obras de arte africano en Africartmarket. 20Th C. African Bamana Wood Chiwara Ritual Mask



Descripción : West Africa, Mali, Bamana (also Bambara or Banmana), ca. 20th century. A beautiful example of a Chiwara - also Tji Wara - a ritual mask used by the Bamana people, in the form of a wooden antelope carving perched atop a hemispherical, basketry headdress, all adorned with fabric, tassels, cowrie shells, stippled strips of brass, and incised striations. The crouching animal displays a slender body with a spiraling tail at one end and a sizeable head at the other, featuring a projecting snout and swooping, elongated horns that join at the tips. To the Bamana peoples, the antelope is regarded as a mythical being who taught humankind how to farm. The word tji means work and the word wara means animal. Hence, tji wara means working animal. Size: 28.7 L x 8 W x 14.3 H (72.9 cm x 20.3 cm x 36.3 cm) Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #173855
Precio: 569.25 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Estimación (baja/alta) : 900 USD-1350 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.

Sobre el lote Lote N° 181
Título : 20Th C. African Bamana Wood Chiwara Ritual Mask
Condition report : Professionally repaired with some minor losses and infill along break lines. Some nicks and minor chips in areas. Weathering with fraying and staining to fabric and tassels. Otherwise, nice preservation of incised and stippled detail and rich patina throughout.
Artemis Gallery, subastador, Louisville, US 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Título de venta : Beauty & Beasts: Ancient, Ethnographica, Fine Art
Fecha de la venta : 11/08/2022 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Referencia de la subasta : Live Sale

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