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THBSuperb 19th C. African Dan Wood Dance Mask
Lot 233a
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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, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A fabulous and handsome example of a ceremonial dance mask, all hand-carved from lustrous, espresso-hued wood. The ovoid face bears a pair of circular eyes, cut into thick raised rims, a wide nose, and pursed lips with a central perforation. Prominent ridges highlight the V-shaped lines above the lips, nasal ridge, and extend vertically across the brow and chin. The forehead bulges slightly outwards above the face, and the peripheries are lined with several perforations for attaching a larger costume. Size: 10" L x 6.5" W (25.4 cm x 16.5 cm); 14.5" H (36.8 cm) on included custom stand.
The Dan people, who live in Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, produce masks for nearly every element or occasion of their society, including education, war, peace, and entertainment. In Mande, the Dan language, masks are referred to as "gle" or "ge," which is also the term for the supernatural beings who live outside the village and who can inhabit the masks during ritual practices. Men may have dreams or visions sent by the mask which they interpret through dance. There are over a dozen different characters that the masks represent in skits and mimes, but the meaning of the masks and personalities they portray may change over time as the mask is handed down through the generations. This particular example may be a gunye ge (gunyege), whose mask is worn by a foot racer in competitions.
For a similar example please see the Metropolitan Museum of Art's website, accession number: 1985.420.2.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Thomas Slater collection, Texas, USA; ex-Robert Berg collection, California, USA
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Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#170821Stable pressure fissures and surface abrasions as expected with age and use. Chip to forehead and 2 perforations above the right eye rim and under the nose nostril area. Beautiful smooth and lustrous patina throughout. Old inventory label on interior surface.Condition
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