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THBLot of 3 Early 20th C. African Baule Wood Masks
Lot 56
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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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- Lot Description
West Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A remarkable ensemble of three carved-wood masks of discoid form painted in vibrant shades of crimson, black, and white. All three stylized vizards exhibit square mouths, pointed teeth, and bulging eyes encompassed by multiple almond-shaped borders. Each of the fascinating faces is surrounded by a zigzag border and topped with curved, cylindrical horns that are incised with ovoid ears, reminiscent of an antelope. Their versos are all concave with several drill holes featured around their peripheries allowing them to be strapped to one's face. Size of largest: 13.5" in diameter x 19.875" H (34.3 cm x 50.5 cm)
These masks, known as kplekple, are part of a family of masks called Goli. Kplekple are considered the children of the family, with the red masks representing daughters named kplekple bla and the black representing sons named kplekple yaswa. Adopted in the late 19th and early 20th century from the neighboring Wan peoples, the Goli are considered intercessors with supernatural forces for good or sometimes, if not appeased, evil. They traditionally appear at times of great strife, such as during epidemics or at funerals. The kplekple mask is worn by a young man dressed in goatskin who performs a spirited dance to music at dawn as well as during the early afternoon and evening.
Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA
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#162644All have had proper left antlers reattached. Chip to eye of black mask. Expected age wear to each with minor chips/nicks and light abrasions throughout. Otherwise, all are very nice with light patina and impressive remains of pigment.Condition
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