"Bugle" mask · Liberia / Côte d'Ivoire, Dan or Kran · ID: 3050302
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Provenance
Stéphane Mangin, Galerie Kanaga, ParisMarambat de Malafosse, Toulouse, “Arts Premiers”, 21 June 2021, Lot 120
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, vegetable fibre, with articulated lower jaw, base
“Bugle” are warrior mask figures, who used to prepare men for war, who “blessed the righteous cause” or even led warriors into battle.
The object “Bugle” mask with the object ID 3050302 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 192.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Eberhard & Hans Himmelheber, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich 1976, S. 95
Publications
AHDRC: 0187060