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n° 2524 Titre : A Baule Facemask Notes : Exhibited:Governors State University, IL, 2003Krannert Art Museum, IL, 2003Belger Art Foundation/University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO, 2004Tall Grass Art Association, IL, 2005Published:Bourgeois and Rodolitz, REMNANTS OF RITUAL: SELECTIONS FROM THE GELBARD COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART, Ethnos, New York, 2003, p.10, fig.24Masks are danced primarily for entertainment although some examples retain a sacred and mysterious reputation and perform only for a male audience where any contact with women or children is distinctly harmful. The janus head rising from the top of this mask may represent a spirit entity associated with the personage depicted, the large ears recall animal masks, though may allude to the ability to “hear” into the spirit world. Bonhams 2, Salle de vente
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