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THB20th C. African Ogoni Painted Wood Mask
Lot 127a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Nov 14, 2019
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2019-11-14 10:00:00
2019-11-14 10:00:00
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Featuring Pre-Columbian, Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, historical examples from the Spanish, Mexican, and American frontiers, fossils, and more. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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West Africa, Southeastern Nigeria, Ogoni peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask depicting a highly stylized female countenance. The face presents with slit-form eyes, a triangular nose, puffy lips with a delineated philtrum, and flush ears, all beneath a finely incised coiffure with a prominent central crest. Yellow pigment covers the serene visage, with black and brown hues coloring the hair, and red paint adorning the lips and discoid medallions - indicative of ritual scarification - in front of the ears. The Ogoni people, living in the fertile land east of the Niger River Delta, have a long history of masquerading, despite the efforts of Christian missionaries to stop this activity. Masks are used in a wide variety of situations - entertainment, participation in rituals, and attending social events like funerals. Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 3.7" W x 7.1" H (9.4 cm x 18 cm)
Provenance: Howard Rose Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection, acquired in the 1960s
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#150110Nicks and abrasions to face, base, coiffure, peripheries, and verso, with chipping to some painted areas, and a few stable fissures, otherwise intact and very good. Great patina in areas where paint has chipped away, and nice traces of original pigment throughout. Mounted with iron loop screw on verso for suspension.Condition
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