Mask - Africa (No reserve price)
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Black calcite mask from Africa attributed to the Akkadian culture, dating circa 1900–2000, provenance from a dealer at a fair and acquired in 1978, measuring 37 cm high by 16 cm wide, in good condition with some wear and age-related stains.
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Ivorian African art offers a wide diversity of masks. The masks of the Baoulé, Baule, and those of the Yahouré, Yaure, and naturalists are topped with a broad variety of scenes accompanied by zoomorphic elements that evoke the qualities of the animals depicted. The attention to detail is what makes Ivorian artists renowned. The so-called portrait masks evoke well-known individuals for their physical or moral qualities. Completed with a raphia costume, dancers would perform them during various celebrations. Today, it is to host distinguished visitors that the Baoulé, Baule, and Yahouré, whose masks show great similarities, use such masks. Mysterious and refined, these objects
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Ivorian African art offers a wide diversity of masks. The masks of the Baoulé, Baule, and those of the Yahouré, Yaure, and naturalists are topped with a broad variety of scenes accompanied by zoomorphic elements that evoke the qualities of the animals depicted. The attention to detail is what makes Ivorian artists renowned. The so-called portrait masks evoke well-known individuals for their physical or moral qualities. Completed with a raphia costume, dancers would perform them during various celebrations. Today, it is to host distinguished visitors that the Baoulé, Baule, and Yahouré, whose masks show great similarities, use such masks. Mysterious and refined, these objects
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Era
Before 1400
Culture
Akkadian
No. of items
1
Century/ Timeframe
1900-200
Material
Black calcite
Acquired from
Dealer at a fair
Country of Origin
Africa
Year acquired
1978
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Country acquired from
Africa
Height
37 cm
Previous owner acquired from
Dealer at a fair
Width
16 cm
Previous owner - year acquired
1950
Previous owner - country acquired from
Africa
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