Masque buffle "nam gbalang" · Nigéria, Chamba · ID: 3043354
Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
Description
wood, dark brown patina, red paint, rep. (small breakage), traces of abrasion.
“Nam gbalang” could be translated as something like “unruly thing of the bush”. Each mask has a personal name as well, the male ones (wich are red) being called “chief” something and the female ones (which are black) being called “mother” something. Both colours mean danger since red is associated with blood and black with night and witches. These masks were danced during various ceremonies, e. g. funerals, passage rites, enthronization of a new king.
L’objet Masque buffle “nam gbalang” avec l’ID d’objet 3043354 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 88e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 10 mars 2018 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 270 a atteint un prix de vente de 800 €.
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Littérature comparée
Evers, Christophe, Art of the Upper Benue River, Brussels 2003, p. 26