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Description : An elephant mask with tusks. Cameroon, Babanki. 20th century. 32h x 12w x 13 1/4d.
Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: Though occasional used a lineage mask during memorial cermonies for the dead, the elephant mask is rarely used as like the leopard, the elephant is considered a royal animal and can only be worn and represented by particular familial lines. Because of the signifgance of the elephant, when the dance mask is used it follows second after the dance leader of the ceremony and is one of the last figures to exit. For a similar object see Sotheby's, New York, African, Oceanic and Pre Colubmian Art, May 16, 2013, lot 58.
Prix: 687.50 USD🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 400 USD-600 USD🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
À propos du lot
n° 346 Titre : Babanki Elephant Mask With Tusks, 20Th C., PÉRIODE : 2013 Quinn's Auction Galleries, Salle de vente
, Falls Church, VA🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : Estate of Merton Simpson & Multi Estate Ethnographic Oct 1, 2016 Date de la vente : 01/10/2016🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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