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Fierce 20th C. West African Wood Mask Bush Spirit

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Fierce 20th C. West African Wood Mask Bush Spirit

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West Africa, Ivory Coast or Liberia, Ngere, Krahn, or We peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A powerful hand-carved wooden mask with a large thick-lipped mouth bearing six metal tab-shaped teeth, two circular projecting yet recessed cheeks flanking a wide nose incised with rounded nostrils, and two heavy lidded protruding squinted eyes. Topped with a rounded headdress with two spikes and an additional two spikes (or possibly ears) on both sides of the face, the intriguing mask is adorned in vibrant pigments of red, white, green, and yellow. This eccentric anthropomorphic visage is intended to represent a bush spirit, of which the Wee of Ivory Coast believe comprise all objects of the world. This mask could have been used for rituals, entertainment, focal points in moral stories, or within sociopolitical contexts. A rare and fun example from the western Africa! Size: 6.5" L x 6" W (16.5 cm x 15.2 cm); 16.75" H (42.5 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex Jo De Buck collection, Brussels, Belgium

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Condition

Small repair to area between eyes. Abrasions and holes to face and peripheries with fading to pigment and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits and remains of pigment throughout.

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Fierce 20th C. West African Wood Mask Bush Spirit

Name: Fierce 20th C. West African Wood Mask Bush Spirit
SKU: 98475644
Price: 1400 USD
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