Mask · Canada - Alaska - Groenland, Inuit · ID: 3032470
Description
wood, dark brown patina, of narrow elongated form with deep eye holes, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, abrasion;
wooden masks were widely spread especially in eastern Greenland, at which three mask types can be divided. The present one presumably a house mask because of the flat back side, representing a good spirit who should protect the home and its inhabitants. Aside there were dance masks, used for ritual ceremonies of various kinds and theatre masks which served for entertainment. There was a close attachment between the mask and its owner - many masks followed their owner into the grave.
L’objet Mask avec l’ID d’objet 3032470 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 68th tribal art auction dans 3 mars 2012. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 68 a atteint un prix de vente de 4 000 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 1 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Holmstedt, Leif Birger, Magic Masks and Figures from Geenland, Copenhagen 2008, p. 80 f.