An important Ibibio 'Mami Wata' mask, Nigeria.
Wood, pigments, old label, 53 cm high. 'At once beautiful, protective, seductive, and potentially deadly, the water spirit Mami Wata (Mother Water) is celebrated throughout much of Africa and the African Atlantic worlds. A rich array of arts surrounds both her and a host of aquatic spirits - honoring the essential, sacred nature of water. Mami Wata is widely believed to have 'overseas' origins, and depictions of her have been profoundly influenced by representations of ancient, indigenous African water spirits, European mermaids and snake charmers, Hindu gods and goddesses, and Christian and Muslim saints'. 'Mami Wata', Fowler Museum UCLA 2008. (VJ)
Provenance:
Kegel Konietzko, Hamburg with original label 1958; Kellim Brown, Brussels. Cf. for a similar mask see High Museum of Art inventory nr. 72.40.155.
Esperto: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
30.03.2022 - 15:32
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EUR 3.840,-
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EUR 5.000,- a EUR 6.000,-
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EUR 3.000,-
An important Ibibio 'Mami Wata' mask, Nigeria.
Wood, pigments, old label, 53 cm high. 'At once beautiful, protective, seductive, and potentially deadly, the water spirit Mami Wata (Mother Water) is celebrated throughout much of Africa and the African Atlantic worlds. A rich array of arts surrounds both her and a host of aquatic spirits - honoring the essential, sacred nature of water. Mami Wata is widely believed to have 'overseas' origins, and depictions of her have been profoundly influenced by representations of ancient, indigenous African water spirits, European mermaids and snake charmers, Hindu gods and goddesses, and Christian and Muslim saints'. 'Mami Wata', Fowler Museum UCLA 2008. (VJ)
Provenance:
Kegel Konietzko, Hamburg with original label 1958; Kellim Brown, Brussels. Cf. for a similar mask see High Museum of Art inventory nr. 72.40.155.
Esperto: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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