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THB20th C. Dogon Satimbe Wood Mask - Art Loss
Lot 134
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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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Features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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West Africa, Mali, Bandiagara region, Dogon people, ca. 1925 CE. A hand-carved ritualist mask known as a satimbe which means "sister on the head," a literal translation for what this mask depicts! The facial covering is rectangular box shape with protruding horns on the sides and deep grooves in the front with smaller drilled holes on the interior for the wearer to see through. As the name suggests, a stylized woman figure is surmounted on the top, and she stands on bowed legs with her arms held upward. She is nude, with large breasts and a prominent nasal ridge across her helmet shaped head. The satimbe masks were worn by the Awa society during funerary rites. The woman represents Yayemme or Yasigi, women of importance in Dogon mythology. A beautiful and abstract rendering with a dark patina! Size: 6.375" W x 33" H (16.2 cm x 83.8 cm); 37.5" H (95.2 cm) on included custom stand.
This piece has been searched against the Art Loss Register database and has been cleared. The Art Loss Register maintains the world’s largest database of stolen art, collectibles, and antiques.
Provenance: private Houston, Texas, USA collection, purchased from Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA in 2003
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#162798Nicks and chips to high pointed areas. Losses to tips of horns on mask. Stable pressure cracks. Dark patina and traces of painted pigments.Condition
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