Julien Gauthier

Masks & Symbols from Southern & Central Africa

The visual impact of the mask is intense. The upper face seems to attempt to represent the man and the lower one the woman.

Provenance: White Fathers, missionaries
Argiles Collection, Barcelona

El efecto visual de la mascara es intenso. La cara superior parece querer representar al hombre y la inferior a la mujer. 

Provenance: Padres Blancos, misioneros
Argiles Collection, Barcelona

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Bembe - DR Congo

Mid 20th century - Wood - Fair condition

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A mid-20th-century Bembe wooden mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 68 cm high, with provenance from the White Fathers missionaries and the Argiles Collection, Barcelona.

Bembe - DR Congo

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A mid-20th-century Bembe wooden mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 68 cm high, with provenance from the White Fathers missionaries and the Argiles Collection, Barcelona.

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