Yoruba (Culture)
carved with four messenger birds on the lid and a priestess with two crocodiles on the receptacle. Hardwood, old brown patina with traces of red and...
Belly mask
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Belly mask
featuring an articulated puppet resting on a rectangular pedestal. Wood with reddish patina, internal signs of use Yoruba, Nigeria 51.5 x 30 cm Publications African Arts, Ucla, Summer 1973, p.81 Masques & mascarades, ed. Casterman, Paris, 1980, p.3 Puppets first appeared on Egun society outings, before becoming theatrical dances in their own right, associated here with women's fecundity and the fertility of the earth.Sale ended
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€1,200 - €1,800
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