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n° 2592
Titre : A Salampasu Facemask
Notes : Provenance:Marc FelixExhibited: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.42, fig.94Masks of the Salampasu are used in a hierarchical initiatory context related to the upward mobility of successful hunters and warriors in traditional Salampasu society. This mask conceived in classic Salampasu style, and displays a bulging forehead, downward thrusting face, coif made of rattan balls and pointed aggressive teeth that have become stylistic characteristics. The mask displays a great deal of obvious age and use and the surface is encrusted with an impressive coating of sacrificial material.Bonhams 2, Salle de vente
, New York, US
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Titre de la vente : Fine African and Oceanic Art
Date de la vente : 13/11/2007
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