Mask "geh-naw" · Liberia, Bassa · ID: 3032162

Name: Mask "geh-naw"
SKU: 3032162
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Size

H: 22 cm

H: 8.7 inch

Description

light brown wood, black patina, hollowed facial plane, elaborate coiffure in seven lobes, pierced around the rim, min. dam., traces of abrasion;
the mask type “geh-naw” belongs to a secret society called “chu-den-zo”. It used to entertain the audience when the initiated boys returned from the bush camp or when distinguished guests came to visit the village. The dancer wore the mask on the forehead, looking through a gap within the cloth, veiling his head and the upper part of his body.

The object Mask “geh-naw” with the object ID 3032162 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 74.

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