Il lotto Lotto n° 2550
Titolo : An Igbo Dance-Crest
Note : Provenance:Michael WymanExhibited: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.22, fig.51Masks such as this are made and utilized by an age/grade society among the Northern Igbo and are known as Ogbodo Enyi. Though often referred to as “elephant spirit masks,” the iconography appears to be more complex, combining attributes of numerous animals. Additionally, some feel that senior masks in rank bear large heads on the back or in the case of this example, entire carved figures.The interplay of dynamic forms in this mask, with both horizontal and vertical implied motion, creates a sense of movement that balances perfectly with the small figure carved on the back of the mask, whose compressed form accentuates the dynamic tension of the entire image.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
