Description : 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
Prix: 0.00 USD🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 3000 EUR-6000 EUR🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
À propos du lot
n° 142 Titre : Horned Mask, PÉRIODE : 1989.0 Dimensions : H: 39 cm Condition report : dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off, cracks Zemanek-Muenster, Salle de vente
, Würzburg, DE🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : 67th Tribal Art Auction Date de la vente : 26/11/2011🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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