Il lotto Lotto n° 2548 Titolo : Igbo Facemask Note : Exhibited:Governors State University, IL,, 2003, Krannert Art Museum, IL, 2003, Belger Art Foundation/University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO, 2004, Tall Grass Art Association, IL, 2005.Published:Bourgeois and Rodolitz, REMNANTS OF RITUAL: SELECTIONS FROM THE GELBARD COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART, Ethnos, New York, 2003, p.22, fig.49This large and grotesque mask, displaying obvious aggressive attributes, fits within the category of masks referred to as “Mgbedike.” Masks such as this express concepts of strength, violence and bravery. The impact of this mask would have been even greater were the traditional costume still intact, a large, shaggy tunic with numerous accoutrements. To the Igbo who created and danced with it, this mask represents the embodiment of bravery and potency. 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
