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THBPublished 20th C. Sierra Leone Temne Ode-Lay Wood Crest
Lot 240a
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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, Sierra Leone, Temne people, ca. mid 20th century CE. Animalia and womankind join forces on this ornate, hand-carved and colorfully painted wood festival headpiece inspired by the magic of the movies, especially Bollywood. This elaborate carving was created for masquerade celebrations by the Ode-Lay society. A woman wearing a crown with wings writhing with snakes and two tall, colorful antennae that give her a butterfly-like appearance forms the lower part of the crest. Perched atop her head is another woman, this one between a yoke of snake bodies, and dressed like an Amazon in animal skins with one breast exposed. She holds a tape recorder to her ear, as if listening to playback. This is a fun pop art fusion of African and Asian styles! Size: 24.5" W x 30" H (62.2 cm x 76.2 cm)
A description of an Ode-Lay mask in the Brooklyn Museum collection reads in part, "Ode-lay is a uniquely urban form of masquerade that developed in Sierra Leone's capital city of Freetown. This mask likely has its origins in the 1960s or 70s, when new genres of film, particularly those from or about Asia, inspired novel mask creations . . ." (https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/211653)
Published in "Masks from West and Central Africa: A Celebration of Color and Form" (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2013).
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Paul and Maria Sue Rosen collection
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#149219Some of the attached components are loose and one is taped in place. Something may be missing from the top of the lower woman's head but it is not clear if there was anything inserted into the divot there or it is just a decorative feature. There is one large age crack on the lower part of the crest. Light wear and deposits commensurate with age with some small stains, notably on the legs of the Amazon. Otherwise in excellent condition with vibrant colors.Condition
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