Description : Sickness mask Ibibio, Nigeria wood, black patina, traces of kaolin, of oval hollowed form, big almond-shaped pierced eyes, rounded cheeks flanking a deformed nose, an oval teeth-revealing mouth underneath, raised scarification marks on forehead and temples, bonnet of raffia bast on the back, pierced around the rim, slightly dam., abrasion, various ethnical groups produced sickness masks, for example the Ibibio, the Yoruba and the West-Pende. Aside of gangosa pharyngitis above all facial paralysis is depicted. H: 27 cm, (4694/015) Provenance Serge Brignoni, Bern, Switzerland Literature Herreman, Frank, To Cure and Protect: Sickness and Health in African Art, New York 1999, p. 20 Wendl, Tobias (Hg.), Africa screams. Das Böse in Kino, Kunst und Kult, Ausst.kat. Bayreuth 2004, p. 49 ff.
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À propos du lot
n° 206 Titre : Sickness Mask Ibibio, Nigeria Dimensions : H: 27 cm Condition report : slightly dam., abrasion Zemanek-Muenster, Salle de vente
, Würzburg, DE🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : 54th tribal art auction Date de la vente : 05/07/2008🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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