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THBEarly 20th C. African Pende Wood & Plant Fiber Mask
Lot 119c
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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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Nov 14, 2019
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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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- Lot Description
Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Pende peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask from the Pende people, who are known for their elaborate masks made for initiation rituals and youth education. The mask presents an expressive face with large slit eyes surrounded by heavy, projecting lids with a dark curvaceous unibrow above, a short, upturned nose with decorative incisions at the tip, and a partially opened mouth presenting jagged teeth. All is topped by a coiffure or headdress comprised of cut, chocolate brown plant fibers, and a tightly woven burlap-like material is attached below the back of the coiffure as well as to the peripheries of the cheeks and chin. There are scarification marks carved in relief on the forehead and cheeks and a pointed horn-like adornment created from tightly woven plant fibers atop the coiffure/headdress. In addition to the fine carvings, the face is beautifully painted in creamy white, chocolate brown, and golden amber. Size: 10.5" W x 12.5" H (26.7 cm x 31.8 cm); 16" H (40.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Marshall Mount collection
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#148097Minor stains to the right side of the face - could also be pooled pigment. Normal surface wear with minute areas of pigment loss, but overall excellent.Condition
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