A cubist Mossi Karan-Wemba mask,
Burkina Faso. Wood, polychrome, 130 cm high. The Karen-Wemba masks take a special place in the Mossi pantheon. The mask honors a woman whose great age, wisdom, and experience elevated her to the rank of a living ancestress, an ideal intermediary between the living and the spirits of the family's ancestors. (VJ)
Provenance:
Adrian Schlag, Brussels;
French private collection.
Expert: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
28.06.2023 - 15:34
- Odhadní cena:
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EUR 8.000,- do EUR 9.000,-
- Vyvolávací cena:
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EUR 6.000,-
A cubist Mossi Karan-Wemba mask,
Burkina Faso. Wood, polychrome, 130 cm high. The Karen-Wemba masks take a special place in the Mossi pantheon. The mask honors a woman whose great age, wisdom, and experience elevated her to the rank of a living ancestress, an ideal intermediary between the living and the spirits of the family's ancestors. (VJ)
Provenance:
Adrian Schlag, Brussels;
French private collection.
Expert: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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| Datum: | 28.06.2023 - 15:34 |
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