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Consulter la cote et le prix de The Highly Elaborate And Complex Form With Elongated Snout In The Form A Stylized Alligator With Teeth Bared And Supplanted By A Human Face With Large Rectangular Nose And Bulging Eyes Divided By A Geometrically Cut Medial Ridge Flanked By Erect Animal (Antelope?) Ears Beneath A Series Of Curving Horns Including A Central Forward Spiralling Projection, And Pierced Around A Rectangular Rim For Attachment, The Whole Decorated With Intricate Polychrome Raised Geometric Motif, Pigments Of Red, Green, White, Ochre, And Black, 1993.0



Description : the highly elaborate and complex form with elongated snout in the form a stylized alligator with teeth bared and supplanted by a human face with large rectangular nose and bulging eyes divided by a geometrically cut medial ridge flanked by erect animal (antelope?) ears beneath a series of curving horns including a central forward spiralling projection, and pierced around a rectangular rim for attachment, the whole decorated with intricate polychrome raised geometric motif, pigments of red, green, white, ochre, and black. height 55in. (1.40m.) For a related example see Kerchache, Art of Africa, 1993:517. Published: Robbins and Nooter, African Art in American Collection,1989:147 figure 255. These highly decorative masks represent images from the spiritual world of the Nalu. The combination of metamorphic elements such as the shark, alligator, human, and antelope result in a complex Baroque composition.
Prix: 0.00 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 8000 USD-12000 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.

À propos du lot n° 382
Titre : The Highly Elaborate And Complex Form With Elongated Snout In The Form A Stylized Alligator With Teeth Bared And Supplanted By A Human Face With Large Rectangular Nose And Bulging Eyes Divided By A Geometrically Cut Medial Ridge Flanked By Erect Animal (Antelope?) Ears Beneath A Series Of Curving Horns Including A Central Forward Spiralling Projection, And Pierced Around A Rectangular Rim For Attachment, The Whole Decorated With Intricate Polychrome Raised Geometric Motif, Pigments Of Red, Green, White, Ochre, And Black, PÉRIODE : 1993.0
Sotheby's, Salle de vente , New York, US 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Titre de la vente : African and Oceanic Art
Date de la vente : 25/05/1999 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Référence de l'enchère : Live Sale

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