Site Loader
Rock Street, San Francisco
  • Current Language:
  • fr
  • Select Language:

Descubra la tasación y los precios de esta y más obras de arte africano en Africartmarket. Ngontang Helmet Mask, Gabon



Descripción : Carved wood ngontang spirit helmet mask from Gabon, Central Africa. Wood helmet mask has multiple faces, along with pierced and etched elements throughout. Mask measures approx 15.75 inches in height by 9.5 inches in diameter. Mask has surface wear consistent with age. African Art, Tribal Art, African sculpture, ethnographic Art, African folk art, African sculpture figural, decorative art, collectible African arts, African ceremonial mask. Property of a New York Private Collection. ‘This anthropomorphic helmet mask is carved from a single block of wood and covers its wearer’s face and top of the head. this mask is linked to a Fang (Equatorial African) masquerade genre known as ngontang. From the second half of the 19th century through at least the first half of the 20th, masquerades called ngontang took root and evolved in Fang communities across present-day northern Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and southern Cameroon. Among approximately forty ngontang masks documented in major collections, some are single-faced, while others, in helmet
Precio: 432.25 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Estimación (baja/alta) : 100 USD-1000 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.

Sobre el lote Lote N° 73
Título : Ngontang Helmet Mask, Gabon
The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc., subastador, Mount Kisco, US 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Título de venta : September 11 Red Carpet Auction
Fecha de la venta : 11/09/2019 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Referencia de la subasta : Live Sale

¿Interesado en valorar obras de arte? 

AfricartMarket Insights

Tenga la certeza de que accederá a información exclusiva.Inscríbete a la newsletter y descubre las últimas novedades y ofertas.

Respetamos su privacidad. No spam.