Das ist der Preis für die folgende Bewertung: Horned Plank Mask With Checkerboard Design, 1996

Beschreibung : A horned plank mask with checkerboard design. Ivory Coast / Ghana, Nafana, Bedu. 1st half of the 20th century. 61h x 38w. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Simpson inventory #6750. Catalog Notes: According to the Detroit Institute of Art, Bedu masks are danced in pairs in masquerades of the lunar cycle. The pairs of masks are gendered. The male mask which is danced with quick steps is smaller is scale and usually has a crescent-shaped horn. The female mask has a disc-shape and is danced with slow and graceful steps. The dance is performed at either the beginning or end of the year to remember ancestors. Like the Teke mask in this sale there are few few Bedu plank masks that are authentic. Note the holes and the wear patterns on the back. For a comparable example see the Detroit Institute of Arts collection or African Forms and Imagery, Quarcoopome, 1996, p.33 Simpson's archives: acquired for $30,000 sales price $50,000
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