Masque casque zoomorphe "vaa-bong"
Nigéria, nord-est, Vallée de la Bénoué, Mumuye
Vendu
1 200 €
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 17 September 2011, Lot 320German Private Collection
Taille
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
These helmet masks are documented by photographs taken by Arnold Rubin in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Zinna, Pantisawa and other Mumuye towns south of the Benue River
In his fieldnotes, he links “vaa-bong” performances to agricultural cycles as well as initiation and other male-oriented events including funerary ceremonies, armed conflict and beer making.
Littérature comparée
Berns, Marla C. et. al., Arts of the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles 2011, p. 354 ff.Publications
AHDRC: 0158332