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Description : wood, base Such masks were apparently danced at the death of a chief or other eminent person, or when a person assumed an important political title. The etymology of kifwebe, the name of the spirit, is to chase away or put to flight, death. According to Nooter Roberts, such a meaning would fit another context for its use: in the rituals of the kazanzi society, through which sorcery is confronted and eliminated from the community. The masks were danced in couples, one representing a male spirit , the other a female. One surmises that the masks were performed to mark moments of important social transition and transformation. Continent: Africa
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À propos du lot n° 289
Titre : Round Mask Kifwebe - D. R. Congo, Luba
Dimensions : H: 21 cm, H: 8,3 inch
Provenance : Robert Pearson, Denver, USA George Hegarty, Denver, USA Christie's, November 1997 Mark Eglinton, New York, USA Pearson began collecting African art later in his life. Spurred by the Douglas Society at the Denver Museum of Art, and his friendship with noted collector George Heggarty, he began building an enormous, eclectic collection. He loved textiles and ?material culture?- things which had domestic use, like spoons, cups, stools, and chairs, as well as masks and carvings. His collection included items from more than thirty African countries, and his fine eye gave him pieces ranging from a golddust scale to huge Dogon figural ladders. Hegarty began collecting while a Peace Corps volunteer in Sénégal in 1968 and continued during later trips to West Africa.
Literature : Roberts, Mary Nooter, Memory, Luba Art and the Making of History, New York 1996, p. 87 Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, Brussels 2003, p. 58
Condition report : See description
Zemanek-Muenster, Salle de vente , Würzburg, DE 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Titre de la vente : 98 Auction - Africa, Oceania, Japan
Date de la vente : 26/03/2022 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Référence de l'enchère : Live Sale

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