Mossi Karan Wemba African mask Ex Gallery Amrad 1970's
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A very tall carved wooden mask featuring an elegant female ancestor finial above the mask face, all carved from a single piece of dense wood. Among the Mossi of Burkina Faso, a wooden face mask surmounted by a female figure appears at the funerals of revered women. The mask honors a woman whose great age, wisdom, and experience elevated her to the rank of a living ancestress.The stylized oval face mask, with its central vertical ridge, indicates an origin in the Yatenga region. The mask measures 46 inches tall.Provenance: Ex. McConnell Collection, VA, acquired from Esther Dagan; Ex collection Gallery Amrad, C. 1970’s
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Mossi Karan Wemba African mask Ex Gallery Amrad 1970's
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