Dimitri André

新藏家的非洲藝術

这类面具在伊博族和伊加拉族中，以及在尼日利亚中部其他部落社群中被视为男性面具。它可能是“夜间面具”，甚至比通常的舞蹈面具 Mgbedike 更具威力。19世纪，这些夜间面具被认为拥有相当强大的力量，包括惩罚被指控不诚实或反社会行为者的力量。它由一整块木头雕刻而成，是一个大型头盔式面具，脸部上方由四条大发辫（约25厘米高）垂直向下、略微向内弯曲、厚度逐渐变薄组成（在其他族群的面具中，这些可能是公牛角，象征野兽的攻击性）。面具有一个巨大的、象征性开放的嘴，横跨面具的整个宽度，露出牙齿。耳朵为动物耳。脸部由深窝处凸出的一个大而弯曲、尖端突出的鼻子突出，眼睛被涂上颜料，没有浮雕纹理。脸部和鼻子以及牙齿涂成白色，其余部分涂成黑色。 

来源：Berthe Hartert，巴塞罗那
Argiles Collection，巴塞罗那

This type of mask is found among the Igbo and Igala peoples, and in other communities in central Nigeria who consider it to be a male mask. It could be a “night mask” that is even more powerful than the usual dance masks called Mgbedike. In the 19th century, these night masks were believed to have considerable powers, including the power to punish those accused of dishonest or antisocial behavior. Sculpted from a single piece of wood, this large helmet mask consists of a face crowned by four large braids (about 25 cm high) that are vertical, slightly curved inward, and decrease in thickness (in masks from other ethnic groups, these may be buffalo horns to symbolize the aggressiveness of wild animals). The mask has a huge, schematic open mouth that spans the entire width of the mask, showing the teeth. The ears are animal ears. From the face, sunken in a deep socket, protrudes a large, curved, pointed nose, and the eyes are painted, without any relief. The face and nose, as well as the teeth, are painted white, and the rest of the mask is painted black. 

Provenance: Berthe Hartert, Barcelona
Argiles Collection, Barcelona


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