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THBDyo Mask, Bobo/Bwa People, Burkina Faso
Lot 65
Timed Auction in Progress ... Currently on Lot Estimate:
$2,000 - $3,000
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By 500 Gallery
Mar 28, 2025 - Apr 3, 2025
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2025-03-28 00:00:00
2025-04-03 20:00:00
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Join us for an unforgettable auction and discover the beauty and power of 19th and 20th century art in our Fine Art Showcase. We invite you to explore our carefully curated selection, which includes a diverse range of mediums, from oil paintings and watercolors to prints and sculptures. Our pieces are renowned for their exceptional quality, beauty, and historical significance. This auction presents a unique opportunity to add a piece of art history to your collection. 500 Gallery info@500gallery.com
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- Lot Description
African Tribal Art: Bobo/Bwa People, Burkina Faso: Mask representing Dyo, Carved wood and pigments. Late 19th/early 20th century. The mask comes with a custom-made steel display stand.
The Bwa people use art as an aid in maintaining balance between their lives and the powerful forces of nature, called Dyo. These masks were worn at important rites and events. At funerals, their presence was required for the safe passage of the dead between this realm and the next.
The mask imagery, a combination of geometric abstract patterns and animal/bird/human features, are based on local references to the relationships of lineages or clans to the Dyo.
A comparable mask appears in AFRICAN ART MASTERPIECES, George Nelson Preston, Page 111, Plate 46.
69H x 10W x 7D, 74H on stand (inches).
Private Collection, Massachusetts, Private Collection, New York
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