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THBMid-20th C. Yoruba Wood Egungun Headpiece
Lot 182b
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Apr 25, 2019
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2019-04-25 10:00:00
2019-04-25 10:00:00
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Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful example of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks, this helmet mask shows a gentle face topped with an elegant plaited coiffure and an enormous pony-tail hanging to one side. The face exhibits a broad nose, large ovoid eyes with black-painted pupils atop white irises, cupped ears, and several incised scarification marks along her cheeks, chin, and forehead. The face and neck are painted with layers of yellow, white, and light-blue pigment, and a fillet of small shells across her brow alternates between hues of burgundy and emerald-green with yellow upper tips. This type of headdress, the Egungun, is meant to embody the fore of the ancestors and is worn during a joyful ceremony in celebration of the dead. Size: 14.5" W x 14.75" H (36.8 cm x 37.5 cm); 16.8" H (42.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: ex-private Pearson collection, Denver, Colorado, USA
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#144840Repairs to pony tail and area of base with small chips and light adhesive residue along break line. Restoration to area of coiffure on verso. Chips and abrasions to base, face, coiffure, and verso, with fading and chipping to original pigmentation, some insect damage, and a few stable fissures. Nice earthen deposits and traces of original pigmentation throughout.Condition
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