Il lotto Lotto n° 2552
Titolo : Skin-Covered Widekum Facemask
Note : Exhibited:Museum of Anthropology, Ball State University, Indiana, 1988Governors State University, IL, 2003Krannert Art Museum, IL, 2003Belger Art Foundation/University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO, 2004Tall Grass Art Association, IL, 2005Published:Celenko, T. African Art in Cultural Context: Selections from the Wally and Brenda Zollman Collection, Ball State University , 1988. Fig. 13.Bourgeois and Rodolitz, REMNANTS OF RITUAL: SELECTIONS FROM THE GELBARD COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART, Ethnos, New York, 2003, p.23, fig.53According to the late Dr. Keith Nicklin, this mask was worn during funerary rituals dedicated to members of the warrior society known as Nchibbe. Stylistically, as opposed to the more naturalistic masks made by the Ekoi and related peoples, this mask portrays a more aggressive, fierce visage.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
