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THBEarly 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Egungun Face Mask
Lot 177
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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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2018-07-05 10:00:00
2018-07-05 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A small, finely-detailed, hand-carved wooden face mask with almond-shaped eyes, a prominent nose, open mouth with stylized teeth, and lengthy scarification marks across both cheeks. The majority of the face is colored with a jet-black pigment, with bright yellow paint accentuating the scarification lines, and a light-red hue used to emphasize the lips. Atop the broad forehead and around the peripheries are several small perforations from which a larger fabric costume would hang. Egungun means masquerade, and masks like this one were made to be worn during the Odun Egungun festival, performed to venerate the ancestors. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 5.25" W x 7.25" H (13.3 cm x 18.4 cm); 10.25" H (26 cm) on included custom stand.
Condition: Expected age-commensurate surface wear, small chips to nose, mouth, and top of periphery, fading and discoloration to pigmentation, otherwise excellent. Nice earthen deposits and craquelure to pigmentation throughout.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Bruce Frank collection, New York, New York, USA
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#132029Expected age-commensurate surface wear, small chips to nose, mouth, and top of periphery, fading and discoloration to pigmentation, otherwise excellent. Nice earthen deposits and craquelure to pigmentation throughout.Condition
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