2000-2010 tribal masks

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African & Tribal Art

Reserve price

No reserve price

Closing date

tomorrow

Saturday

Friday

Location

France

Italy

The Netherlands

Object

Tribal masks

Country of origin

Mali

Nigeria

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Côte d'Ivoire

Gabon

Ghana

DR Congo

Material

Wood

Terracotta

Condition

Good condition

Fair condition

Excellent condition

Period

2000-2010

Original/ Replica

Reproduction/replica

Original/official

Licensed replica

Refurbished original

Culture

Baule

Achantis

Bozo

Punu

Songye

Provenance

Private collection

Gallery / Antique dealer

Terracotta Rider.
This African sculpture depicting a horseman on horseback draws on statues dated from the XIIth to the XVth century, derived from archaeological excavations conducted at the Dienne-Djenno site along the Niger. These terracotta objects have been attributed to the

2000-2010 - Terracotta - Good condition

superb rider - njenne - Mali  (No reserve price)

2000-2010 - Wood - Good condition

Mask - Ebibio - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

The white masks of southern Gabon have become one of the emblematic images of African art in the 19th century. The coherence of their corpus, very rich, has challenged various attempts at classification, whether according to their iconographic variations or across the closely

Superb - mask - Punu - Gabon  (No reserve price)

This type of mask is used by the Beete cult to honour the male gorilla, which is, in primitive mythology, considered to be the clan’s founding father, a mythical ancestor, and Lord of the Earth. In the Beete cult of the Kwele people, the gon mask embodies the primordial wild and

2000-2010 - Wood - Fair condition

Gorilla mask (called Gon or Ngon) - Kwele / Bakwele - Cameroon  (No reserve price)

This mask stands as one of the remarkable examples from the small corpus of a Songye master-sculptor. This anonymous artist created at least six known kifwebe masks that share this same monumental sculptural quality and the great finesse of the execution of the striations. The

Magnificent mask - Kifwebe - Songye - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

The Baule masks depicting a spirit or nature deity with the aim of appeasing them.

Superb Mask - ogoni - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

The Bozos live along the Niger River and are related to the Bamana. They are known as the people of the fish because they live from fishing. The Bozos create masks in bright colors, often adorned with contrasting dots.

The guide who located these small masks for us comes from

2000-2010 - Good condition

Leopard mask - bozo - Bozo - Mali  (No reserve price)

Superb Mask - Baule - Côte d'Ivoire  (No reserve price)

Beautiful antelope mask, ideal for interior decor or for a collection.

2000-2010 - Wood - Excellent condition

Splendid Antelope Mask - Gurunsi - Burkina Faso  (No reserve price)

Funerary head - Ashanti - Ghana.
In Africa, pottery is almost always the work of women, sometimes professionals or wives of blacksmiths as in Sudan. The clay coming from the "belly of the earth", the work of this material by women thus carries a strong symbolism.

Akan funerary

a superb funerary head - Achantis - Ghana  (No reserve price)

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Magnífica. Ha superado mis expectativas, lo que no suele ser frecuente en subastas de este tipo.

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