Lot No. 42


A Vagala or Tampulma dance mask.


A Vagala or Tampulma dance mask. - Tribal Art

Like the Gurunsi, these animal masks represent bush spirits. The mask's role is important during ceremonies at the end of the initiations and funerals. Ghana, 115 cm high, wood (VJ)

Provenance:
H. Koller, St. Gallen; Zemanek 25/02/2006, lot 90.

Reference:
Thomas Wheelock, Land of the Flying Mask, no. 97.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com

18.02.2020 - 14:00

Realized price: **
EUR 2,816.-
Estimate:
EUR 1,600.- to EUR 2,000.-

A Vagala or Tampulma dance mask.


Like the Gurunsi, these animal masks represent bush spirits. The mask's role is important during ceremonies at the end of the initiations and funerals. Ghana, 115 cm high, wood (VJ)

Provenance:
H. Koller, St. Gallen; Zemanek 25/02/2006, lot 90.

Reference:
Thomas Wheelock, Land of the Flying Mask, no. 97.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Tribal Art
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 18.02.2020 - 14:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 12.02. - 18.02.2020


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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