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THB20th C. Mali Bamana Wood Antelope Mask
Lot 182
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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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West Africa, Cameroon, Bamana/Bamilike people, ca. 20th century CE. A wooden mask in the form of an antelope, with a simple face ending in a rounded, open mouth with shallow incised grooves forming teeth. Round openings create the eyes and allow the wearer to see. Two huge horns project from the forehead, their surfaces heavily carved and incised, giving them a lifelike quality. The face is also incised, with wider bands around the forehead, down the nose, and leading away from the eyes. This example has a lightly-applied layer of darker, soil-based pigment. Size: 5.5" W x 31" H (14 cm x 78.7 cm); 39.15" H (99.4 cm) on included custom stand.
Antelope imagery in Bamana lore is associated with the introduction of agriculture, the male form, and the sun that gives life. Perhaps the most famous style of Bamana art, the Ci Wara mask, depicts a divine being that is half human and half antelope. This being taught humanity how to cultivate the land and was honored by the Bamana ever after. The animal depicted here is likely the roan antelope, who inhabits the savanna annd is found throughout much of Africa.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex Morton Dimondstein collection, California, USA
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#132032Light wear and patina on surface. Small area of loss under one ear. Cracks from natural weathering of wood, notably around the forehead and end of the snout.Condition
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