Masque "geh-naw" de la société "chu-den-zo"
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- Masque "geh-naw" de la société "chu-den-zo"
Lot: 118
95e Vente aux enchères Tribal ArtMasque "geh-naw" de la société "chu-den-zo"
Libéria, Bassa
Provenance | Taille | Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation |
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Edmondo Trombetta, Monza, Italy (coll. in situ, 1978-80) | H: 22,5 cm | Cet objet n’est plus disponible. |
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