Il lotto Lotto n° 2582
Titolo : A Pende Facemask
Note : Exhibited:Governors State University, IL, 2003Krannert 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.37, fig. 84Rodolitz , S., “Replica or Reference? A Reassesment of Pende Ikhoko”, Tribal magazine No. 31. Fig. 9.Representing the warrior and executioner, Phumbu masks are characterized by the extended, three-pointed headgear together with an aggressive, gaping mouth with thick lips. Phumbu belongs to the theatrical mbuya category of performers. In the masquerade, he appears as twilight approaches and taking out a hidden sword cuts his restraining cords and begins the wild executioner's dance looking for victims to sacrifice.Bonhams 2, banditore, New York, US
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Titolo di vendita : Fine African and Oceanic Art
Data della vendita : 13/11/2007
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Riferimento dell'asta : Live Sale
