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THB20th C. Nafana Bedu Wood Mask - Massive Size!
Lot 8
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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, Ghana or Ivory Coast, Nafana people, ca. 1960 CE. A massive wooden ceremonial mask with painted geometric motifs and rattan cords. This mask is known as a Bedu and is a ritualistic piece created for dances during healing, fertility, and agricultural festivals. The elongated shape has a phallic suggestion, although the disc indicates this is a female mask. The entire frontside is painted with black and white in a checkered pattern. The triangular portion is the actual mask to be worn on the face, and the disc would be supported above the wearer’s head. This example has three perforations for the wearer to see through, and a U-shaped frame attached to the verso to rest on the wearer’s head, with rattan straps for securing the mask in place. There are male and female Bedu masks. The male version looks like a stylized cow, because Bedu was originally the name of the mythical buffalo creature that could cure the sick and was eventually domesticated by the Nafana people. This female form is imbued with positive power, and the highly abstract nature and size of this piece is very striking! Size: 22" L x 1" W x 68" H (55.9 cm x 2.5 cm x 172.7 cm)
Provenance: private Houston, Texas, USA collection, purchased from Hemingway Gallery, New York City, New York, USA in 2007
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#162901Old inactive insect cavities. Six old repairs with metal plates and nails to reinforce the ring and triangle panels. Stable pressure fissures and cracks. Losses, chips and nicks to peripheries and surfaces. Fraying and tearing of rattan straps. Some fading of pigments. Modern metal wire added for suspension. Massive size!Condition
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