Masque de chamane avec boucles d'oreilles · Mongolie, Evenks · ID: 3045027
Vendu
9 000 €
Description
metal, soot, horn, fabric, on fabric coated plywood plate (m: 38 cm x 36 cm)
Metal masks were intended to evoke horror and supposed to personify a spirit incarnated in the shaman and directing his performance.Their open mouth seems to indicate that the spirit within is speaking, urging, perhaps demanding something.
Littérature comparée
Ivanov, S., Ancient Masks of Siberian Peoples, Leningrad 1975, plate 20