Lot 0009

A Guere Mask (African Art / Tribal Art)

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Item Details

Description

Maske, "ble gla"
Guere, Côte d’Ivoire
Ohne Sockel / without base
Holz. H 25 cm.

Provenienz:
- Galerie Walu, Basel (1967).
- Fam. Bischoff, Basel.

Die Guéré-Maskengestalten hatten nebst ihrem Unterhaltungswert auch eine ernsthafte soziale Funktion, z.B. als Friedensstifter-, Richter- oder „Polizeimasken“.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Himmelheber Hans (1997). Masken der Wè und Dan. Elfenbeinküste. Zürich: Museum Rietberg.

CHF 100 / 200
EUR 86 / 172

Condition

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