Rare moon mask with figural crest · Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé · ID: 3041527
Description
wood, rich reddish- and honey brown patina, round face, framed by disc-shaped flattened rim with jagged contour, crowned by a figure in colon style (in profile view), slightly dam., fine cracks (chin), water spots (figure), minor missing parts at the back of the rim, metal base;
rather uncommon, rare mask type !
Certain Baule villages sometimes have masks (nowadays painted in bright colours) relating to the spirits of nature, the sun or the moon, which appear at the opening of a festival (“gbagba”, “adjusu”, “adiemele” etc.) - while among the neighbouring Yaure the “moon” mask is thoroughly sacred. The Baules “moon” masks dance just a little to “warm the dance place” for the arrival of more important masks and then depart.
L’objet Rare moon mask with figural crest avec l’ID d’objet 3041527 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 85th Tribal Art Auction dans 4 mars 2017 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 175 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 800 €.
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Littérature comparée
Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule - African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 160 f.
Publications
AHDRC: 0139788