Il lotto Lotto n° 2517 Titolo : A Dan Facemask Note : Exhibited:Governors State University, IL, 2003 Krannert 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.8, fig.18Masks of the Dan and neighboring peoples of Liberia and Ivory Coast served many purposes in both sacred and non-sacred contexts in village life. Many masks were made to use in the Poro initiatory society in Liberia, the basic function of the institution being the initiation of youths into manhood, and to utilize masks to frighten the uninitiated. Though not all used by the Poro society, such masks are from diverse cultural groups. The Loma examples show a clearly geometricized concept of the human face, while the more naturalistic Mano and Gio Masks almost approach portraiture. Bonhams 2, banditore, New York, US🔓Senza carta di credito. Titolo di vendita : Fine African and Oceanic Art Data della vendita : 13/11/2007🔓Senza carta di credito. Riferimento dell'asta : Live Sale
