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Auction archive: Lot number 8

African Basundi Tribe Dan Mask from the Congo

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Price realised:
US$144
Auction archive: Lot number 8

African Basundi Tribe Dan Mask from the Congo

Estimate
n. a.
Price realised:
US$144
Beschreibung:

The Busundi Tribe in the Magombe region produced a very interesting mask for the Badinga Secret Society. The mask is always a foot high or higher and has features of some Dan masks from the Ivory Coast, Usually painted white as this example, but can be found with colored lines probably indicating colors used in initiation ceremonies, reference Ladislas Segy "African Culture Speaks." Condition: Very good.

Auction archive: Lot number 8
Auction:
Datum:
19 Feb 2015
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
Beschreibung:

The Busundi Tribe in the Magombe region produced a very interesting mask for the Badinga Secret Society. The mask is always a foot high or higher and has features of some Dan masks from the Ivory Coast, Usually painted white as this example, but can be found with colored lines probably indicating colors used in initiation ceremonies, reference Ladislas Segy "African Culture Speaks." Condition: Very good.

Auction archive: Lot number 8
Auction:
Datum:
19 Feb 2015
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
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