Baule Ndoma mask.
Early 20th century. Wood. 32 cm. These esthetic masks are commissioned by men to honor female relatives. As such, human masks carved in the artistic image of a female are called ndoma, meaning 'namesake'. Ndoma masks usually bear the name of the person represented. (VJ) Exhibited by Ratton at the TEFAF Maastricht 2015.
Provenance:
French private collection pre-1950;
Gallery Lucas Ratton, Paris.
A similar mask was sold at Sotheby's May 2018, lot 165.
Bibliography:
'Baule: African Art/Western Eyes' by Susan Vogel, New York 1997.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
04.10.2021 - 15:04
- Realized price: **
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EUR 19,200.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 9,000.- to EUR 12,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 8,000.-
Baule Ndoma mask.
Early 20th century. Wood. 32 cm. These esthetic masks are commissioned by men to honor female relatives. As such, human masks carved in the artistic image of a female are called ndoma, meaning 'namesake'. Ndoma masks usually bear the name of the person represented. (VJ) Exhibited by Ratton at the TEFAF Maastricht 2015.
Provenance:
French private collection pre-1950;
Gallery Lucas Ratton, Paris.
A similar mask was sold at Sotheby's May 2018, lot 165.
Bibliography:
'Baule: African Art/Western Eyes' by Susan Vogel, New York 1997.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 04.10.2021 - 15:04 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 29.09. - 04.10.2021 |
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