A Nafana dance mask, Ivory Coast.
Wood, pigments, 84 cm high. These largest of the african masks originated among the Nafana, and they have been borrowed by other ethnic groups. Their predecessors were among the first masquerades observed by a European, namely Richard Austin Freeman in the late 1880's (Freeman, R. Austin, 'Travels Life in Ashanti and Jaman', London: Archibald Constable, 1897), 'Among the most impressively scaled masks in sub-Saharan Africa, they serve to actually rid communities of disease or to insure against possible sickness. They also are called upon to avert agricultural disaster, human infertility and severe drought.' (Bravman, René A., 'Gur and Manding Masquerades in Ghana', African Arts, XIII-1, 1979, pp. 44-51). (VJ)
Provenance:
Belgian private collection.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
30.03.2022 - 15:24
- Estimate:
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EUR 6,000.- to EUR 8,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 4,000.-
A Nafana dance mask, Ivory Coast.
Wood, pigments, 84 cm high. These largest of the african masks originated among the Nafana, and they have been borrowed by other ethnic groups. Their predecessors were among the first masquerades observed by a European, namely Richard Austin Freeman in the late 1880's (Freeman, R. Austin, 'Travels Life in Ashanti and Jaman', London: Archibald Constable, 1897), 'Among the most impressively scaled masks in sub-Saharan Africa, they serve to actually rid communities of disease or to insure against possible sickness. They also are called upon to avert agricultural disaster, human infertility and severe drought.' (Bravman, René A., 'Gur and Manding Masquerades in Ghana', African Arts, XIII-1, 1979, pp. 44-51). (VJ)
Provenance:
Belgian private collection.
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: | 30.03.2022 - 15:24 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 24.03. - 30.03.2022 |