Eine Maske aus Holz. - Karan-Wemba - Mossi - Burkina Faso (Ohne mindestpreis)






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This Karan-Wemba mask of the Mossi people from the Ouahigouya region of northern Burkina Faso belongs to a significant tradition of monumental mask headdresses that, within the religious and social order of the Mossi, served as intermediaries between the ancestral realm, natural forces, and the human community. Mossi art often combines abstract mask bodies with figurative headdresses, thereby making visible complex concepts of origin, fertility, and spiritual authority. Incl stand.
The actual face mask is remarkably simple. Two perforated eyeholes and a jagged, vertically oriented crest structure the white-pigmented surface. This reduction draws attention to the towering figurative structure that dominates the mask. The standing female figure rests on a horn-like base and appears slightly bent at the knees and backward, creating a subtle sense of dynamism.
The frontal gaze, the mohawk hairstyle, and the dotted decorative bands that articulate the face, bridge of the nose, and abdomen lend the figure a solemn dignity. Particularly characteristic are the long, pointed breasts and the shoulders ornamented with diamond patterns. Such motifs allude to fertility, social continuity, and the life-giving role of female ancestral figures within the Mossi cosmological beliefs. The repetition of the dotted decoration on both the mask and the figure unites the two into an iconographic whole.
Remnants of fastening cords, the figure's glossy patina, and signs of wear across the entire object document prolonged ceremonial use and underscore the mask's historical significance.
Literature (Selection)
Roy, Christopher D.: Art of the Upper Volta Rivers. Paris 1987.
Roy, Christopher D.: Mossi. Milan 2007.
Trowell, Margaret / Nevermann, Hans: African Art in Motion. New York 1973.
Cole, Herbert M.: Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa. Washington D.C. 1989.
Kerchache, Jacques / Paudrat, Jean-Louis / Stéphan, Lucien: L'Art Africain. Paris 1988.
MAZ14513
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This Karan-Wemba mask of the Mossi people from the Ouahigouya region of northern Burkina Faso belongs to a significant tradition of monumental mask headdresses that, within the religious and social order of the Mossi, served as intermediaries between the ancestral realm, natural forces, and the human community. Mossi art often combines abstract mask bodies with figurative headdresses, thereby making visible complex concepts of origin, fertility, and spiritual authority. Incl stand.
The actual face mask is remarkably simple. Two perforated eyeholes and a jagged, vertically oriented crest structure the white-pigmented surface. This reduction draws attention to the towering figurative structure that dominates the mask. The standing female figure rests on a horn-like base and appears slightly bent at the knees and backward, creating a subtle sense of dynamism.
The frontal gaze, the mohawk hairstyle, and the dotted decorative bands that articulate the face, bridge of the nose, and abdomen lend the figure a solemn dignity. Particularly characteristic are the long, pointed breasts and the shoulders ornamented with diamond patterns. Such motifs allude to fertility, social continuity, and the life-giving role of female ancestral figures within the Mossi cosmological beliefs. The repetition of the dotted decoration on both the mask and the figure unites the two into an iconographic whole.
Remnants of fastening cords, the figure's glossy patina, and signs of wear across the entire object document prolonged ceremonial use and underscore the mask's historical significance.
Literature (Selection)
Roy, Christopher D.: Art of the Upper Volta Rivers. Paris 1987.
Roy, Christopher D.: Mossi. Milan 2007.
Trowell, Margaret / Nevermann, Hans: African Art in Motion. New York 1973.
Cole, Herbert M.: Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa. Washington D.C. 1989.
Kerchache, Jacques / Paudrat, Jean-Louis / Stéphan, Lucien: L'Art Africain. Paris 1988.
MAZ14513
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