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THBIvory Coast Mande Wood Ancestral Forest Spirit Mask
Lot 144
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring works of art from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a non-profit focused on promoting Indigenous Arts globally. All proceeds from the sale of these items will support future grants to Rehoming Program participants. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
Featuring works of art from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a non-profit focused on promoting Indigenous Arts globally. All proceeds from the sale of these items will support future grants to Rehoming Program participants. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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West Africa, Liberia and Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire), Mande group, Bete / Dan peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A striking wooden kagle-style mask featuring exaggerated facial features, including elongated parted lips, a wedge-shaped nose, a pronounced brow, and narrow, slitted eyes. The rim is perforated for attaching raffia tassels or integrating the mask into a full costume. The modern border between Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia cuts across the homelands of several related Mande groups, including the Dan and Bete, whose masks play central roles in ritual life. In Dan society, such masks often represent powerful and potentially dangerous forest spirits, embodying forces that exist beyond the material world. The kagle is especially known for its unruly and unpredictable presence during ceremonies, where it deliberately disrupts the social order - paradoxically serving to reinforce the community's values by emphasizing the importance of discipline, control, and societal cohesion. Size: 6" W x 11" H (15.2 cm x 27.9 cm); 18.5" H (47 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Louisville, Kentucky, USA collection, acquired 1990-1998
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#193739White stains on the nose from modern paint splatter as shown. Some minor abrasions and fissures to the surface, but otherwise good condition with nice patina.Condition
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