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Descubra la tasación y los precios de esta y más obras de arte africano en Africartmarket. Helmet Mask Bo Nun Amuin (Bonu Amuin/ Amwin) - Côte D'Ivoire, Baule



Descripción : wood, strongly encrusted sacrificial patina, metal, base This mask type is called bo nun amuin (gods in (or of) the bush), or amuin yasua (men's gods) and is considered the most sacred mask of the Baule. Women are forbidden to look at the mask (even during performances). Those that do look risk illness, misfortune or even death. The masks are danced to protect the village from outsider threats and at the funerals of former dancers and important men. Used also to discipline women, bo nun amuin masks threaten women into good behaviour. Their performances are fearsome spectacles, featuring violent behavior and magical feats. Continent: Africa
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Sobre el lote Lote N° 127
Título : Helmet Mask Bo Nun Amuin (Bonu Amuin/ Amwin) - Côte D'Ivoire, Baule
Talla : H: 68 cm, H: 26,8 inch
Procedencia : Maud and René Garcia, Paris, France Pace Gallery, New York, USA (No 53-0130) Zemanek-Münster, 27 June 2015, Lot 263 American Private Collection
Literature : Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 205 ff.
Condition report : See description
Zemanek-Muenster, subastador, Würzburg, DE 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Título de venta : Voyage Tribal Art
Fecha de la venta : 23/05/2020 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Referencia de la subasta : Live Sale

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