Mask "geh-naw" of the "chu-den-zo" society
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95th Tribal Art AuctionMask "geh-naw" of the "chu-den-zo" society
Liberia, Bassa
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Edmondo Trombetta, Monza, Italy (coll. in situ, 1978-80) | H: 8.9 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, base
A nice detail are the separately worked "hair knots", which run in a horizontal line along the hairline.
These masks only became known in 1969, when they first appeared on the European and American art market.
"Geh-naw" was not worn in front of the face, but was fixed to a plaited frame, worn on the forehead. The dancers presented an impressive picture. They wore luxuriant grass fiber skirts, upper body and head were hidden under several layers of fabric.
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 30