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The face, the expression, the texture!
I acquired a simple metal stand that does not distract from this face. And, it’s included.
- Item Number: S-3635
- Provenance/Origin: Estate Sale find
- Composition: Clay or Composite plus metal stand
- Dimensions: 14" tall x 7" wide x 8" deep. Face only is 7.5" tall
- Weight: 6.5 pounds on stand
- Price: $ 228.00 USD
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The Baule are one of the Akan peoples who moved west to the Ivory Coast more than 200 years ago. They adopted masking traditions from their neighboring tribes such as the Guro, the Senufo and the Yaure.
During the 18th century, Baule queen, Aura Poku, was in…
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- Item Number: M-2134
- Provenance/Origin: Cote d'Ivoire. Circa 1970s
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 15" tall x 12" wide x 7.5" deep
- Weight: 3.75 pounds
- Price: $ 335.00 USD
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The Lulua tribes – aka as Bena Lulua – migrated from western Africa in the 17th Century and found their home in the southern part of Zaire (aka Democratic Republic of Congo). They formed small chiefdoms and their social structure was based on a caste system. …
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- Item Number: M-9699
- Provenance/Origin: Zaire. Circa 1940 - 1950s
- Composition: Wood, paint
- Dimensions: 16" tall x 9" wide x 8" deep
- Weight: 3.5 pounds
- Price: $ 465.00 USD
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Dan masks are so very intriguing!
In the 9th Century, the Dan people migrated from western Sudan region to the north which is part of (present day) Mali. Then, because of conflict, they migrated to Cote D’Ivoire . . . and – present day –…
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- Item Number: M-7797
- Provenance/Origin: Liberia. Dan people. Circa 1960 - 1970s
- Composition: Wood. Vegetal. Paint.
- Dimensions: Mask face: 10" tall x 6" wide. Total length: 15"
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 162.00 USD
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The Djimini (aka Dyimini) people of Cote d’lvoire are part of the larger Senufo group. Heavily into story telling about their history and traditions, this group believes in animism as their main religious practice. Everything, everything has a spirit inside it . . the…
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- Item Number: M-4532
- Provenance/Origin: Djimini people. Gold Coast. Circa 1960s
- Composition: Wood, vegetal fibers, fabric
- Dimensions: 10" tall x 7.5" wide x 6" deep (mask without tassels)
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 225.00 USD
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Originating in the ancient state/city Corinth, full sized helmets – like this – were made of bronze and used by hoplite heavy infantry soldiers. Most everything they wore or carried was heavy.
These helmets are well known in their variety of crests and nose pieces. And,…
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- Item Number: M-9275
- Provenance/Origin: Greece. Circa 1950s. Stand is custom and new.
- Composition: Heavy brass with wood stand
- Dimensions: Mask: 9" tall x 4.5" wide x 7" deep. On stand: 11" tall
- Weight: 3.75 pounds including stand
- Price: $ 98.00 USD
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After a long history of forced migration and union with other groups, the Yaka have been an independent society since the 19th century. Living in the northern Congo, the Yaka are primarily hunters, although they also practice small scale farming. The Yaka has a tight-knit control…
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- Item Number: M-3360
- Provenance/Origin: Northern Yaka. Congo. Circa 1960 - 1970s
- Composition: Wood, pigment, raffia, vegetal fibers and cloth.
- Dimensions: Mask is 21" tall x 7" wide x 10" deep (excluding raffia). On stand: 33" tall.
- Weight: 5 pounds with stand
- Price: $ 595.00 USD
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Well known for white-faced masks (Okuyi), the ethnic group that this was acquired from (Mpongwe) has two separate uses for masks like this.
Costumed ceremonies include rites of passage and funerary events.
This mask was used for the later. The typical Okuyi performer wears a…
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- Item Number: M-3109
- Provenance/Origin: Ogooue River Region, Gabon. Circa 1970s
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 14" tall x 8" wide x 4.5" deep
- Weight: 3.75 pounds
- Price: $ 165.00 USD
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Original pieces from ancient Egypt are almost impossible to acquire at a reasonable price. And there are the issues of importing, exporting, authentication and language.
With that said, here is an item that is old but not necessarily ancient.
Isis (aka Aset) – a major…
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- Item Number: M-1197
- Provenance/Origin: Luxor Egypt
- Composition: Stone with some coloring
- Dimensions: 7.5" tall x 5.5 wide x 2.5 deep
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Price: $ 180.00 USD
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The over 2 million Bamana people form the largest ethnic group in Mali and occupy the savannah in the central portion of the country. The Bamana (aka Bambara) kingdom was founded in the 17th Century and reached their height of power in the mid- to late-1700s.
The Marka…
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- Item Number: M-7539
- Provenance/Origin: Northern Mali. Circa 1940s - 1950s
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 24.5" tall x 8 " wide x 7" deep
- Weight: 4.25 pounds
- Price: $ 190.00 USD
