Baule, Ivory Coast: A so-called ‘Kpan mask’, from the cult of the ‘Goli mask dances’ of the Baule people.
Baule, Ivory Coast: A so-called ‘Kpan mask’, from the cult of the ‘Goli mask dances’ of the Baule people.
This mask, called ‘Kpan’, is one of four mask types used on the occasion of the ‘Goli mask dances’ of the Baule people. ‘Goli dances’ take place in times of danger, illness and at funerals. They are believed to ward off evil and exert a positive influence on supernatural forces.
The present ‘Kpan mask’ depicts a woman and mother. It is carved in light-coloured wood and displays a high and finely crafted towering hairstyle with braid buttons on both sides. Both the hairstyle and the face, with the customary tribal scarification marks, are dyed black. The wide edge of the mask is not blackened and was used for attaching the costume. A ‘bite bar’ for the masked dancer is inserted on the back of the mask.
An old piece with good usage patina and only slight, insignificant age-related damage.
First half of the 20th century; H: 38 cm. (ME)
Lit.: 'Baule. African Art - Western Eyes' by Susan M. Vogel, fig. p. 175, 184, 185, 186.
Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
26.05.2015 - 15:00
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EUR 3.600,- a EUR 4.000,-
Baule, Ivory Coast: A so-called ‘Kpan mask’, from the cult of the ‘Goli mask dances’ of the Baule people.
This mask, called ‘Kpan’, is one of four mask types used on the occasion of the ‘Goli mask dances’ of the Baule people. ‘Goli dances’ take place in times of danger, illness and at funerals. They are believed to ward off evil and exert a positive influence on supernatural forces.
The present ‘Kpan mask’ depicts a woman and mother. It is carved in light-coloured wood and displays a high and finely crafted towering hairstyle with braid buttons on both sides. Both the hairstyle and the face, with the customary tribal scarification marks, are dyed black. The wide edge of the mask is not blackened and was used for attaching the costume. A ‘bite bar’ for the masked dancer is inserted on the back of the mask.
An old piece with good usage patina and only slight, insignificant age-related damage.
First half of the 20th century; H: 38 cm. (ME)
Lit.: 'Baule. African Art - Western Eyes' by Susan M. Vogel, fig. p. 175, 184, 185, 186.
Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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