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A Bassa Miniature Mask

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Item Details

Description

Minatur-Maske
Bassa, Liberia
Ohne Sockel / without base
Holz. H 11 cm.

Provenienz:
Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich.

ma go ("kleiner Kopf") genannte, persönliche Miniatur einer wesentlich grösseren, identisch gestalteten Tanzmaske, mit der sich der Besitzer insbesondere auf Reisen als Initiierter ausweisen konnte und spirituellen Kontakt zur Muttermaske hatte.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Fischer, Eberhard / Himmelheber, Hans (1976). Die Kunst der Dan. Museum Rietberg: Zürich.

CHF 100 / 200
EUR 86 / 172

Condition

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A Bassa Miniature Mask

Name: A Bassa Miniature Mask
SKU: 94637899
Price: 320 CHF
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