Descripción : Horned mask
heavy wood, blackish brown patina, flat oval facial plane, protruding forehead
with grooved decor, four plug-like projections on the head, pierced around the
rim, dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off, cracks, only few figures of
the Toma are known but there is a variety of masks which are used during the
poro men' s society ceremonies. They can be categorized into three main types,
the male landa, the female nyangbai, and finally the horned masks.
H: 39 cm
H: 15.4 inch
Provenance
David Cassera, New York, USA
Literature
Meneghini, Mario, Collecting African Art in Liberia and Neighboring Countries
1963 - 1989, o.O. 2006, ill. 22
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Sobre el lote Lote N° 142 Título : Horned Mask, ÉPOCA : 1989.0 Talla : H: 39 cm Condition report : dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off, cracks