Zemanek-Münster

Masque "geh-naw"

Libéria, Bassa
Vendu 500 €
Provenance
Old British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)
Taille
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch

Description

wood,
These masks were bound on a rattan frame and worn diagonally on the head. Head and upper body were hidden under cloth, the lower body was wrapped in luxuriant grass fiber skirts.

The human figure was no longer recognizable and the dancing mask became one with the spirit it represented.


Littérature comparée

Meneghini, Mario, Collecting African Art in Liberia and Neighboring Countries 1963 - 1989, o.O. 2006, p. 59 ff.

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