Mask "geh-naw" of the "chu-den-zo" society · Liberia, Bassa · ID: 3052585
Starting price
EUR 1,800
Estimated price
EUR 3,500
Provenance
Lanooi Family, Ghent, Belgium (since the 1960s)Srdjan Sremac, The Hague, The Netherlands
Jack Nelis, The Hague, The Netherlands
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments, bone, one tooth missing, base
These masks only became known in 1969, when they first appeared on the European and American art market.
“Geh-naw” was not worn in front of the face, but was fixed to a plaited frame, worn on the forehead. The dancers presented an impressive picture. They wore luxuriant grass fiber skirts, upper body and head were hidden under several layers of fabric.