Pierre Alechinsky
ACK 1116-2 Pierre Alechinsky Untitled Ed. 8/20 Lithograph 86,5 x 58,5 cm
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Goli Mask
HCK 0617-1 Baule, Goli, kplekple mask, Ivory Coast This is a well-carved authentic mask, called kple kple which is a specific type of mask made by the Baule people. Common features of the kple kple disc shaped facemasks include antelope shaped horns, round eyes, rectangular shaped mouth and geometric designs. The red face is considered … Continue reading Goli Mask
Dogon Vessel
JLC 0318-10 Dogon Bronze Vessel This unusual and artistically shaped figure depicts a container symbolized with a rider on the lid and carried by a horse derived from Dogon tribe in Mali. The lid of the presented piece is provided with a scene and characters. The dignitary, of an important size, is sitting high and … Continue reading Dogon Vessel
Chief’s Chair
SNK 1212-76 Chockwe Chief’s Chair, Zaïre (D.R. Congo) / Angola In many societies of Central Africa, such as the Chokwe and related peoples like the Songo and the Ovimbundu, functional artefacts are transformed into prestige objects that commemorate the power and status of the chief. Chokwe chiefs possess many elaborately carved articles, including ceremonial weapons, … Continue reading Chief’s Chair
Dan Mask
NAK 0617-1 Dan Mask – Deangle Mask, Liberia This fine Dan mask is a mask of the ‘Deangle’ type or ‘Tangle’. Men will wear these ‘Deangle masks’, as well as full body costumes with raffia skirts, while watching over and looking after the young men during their initiation time in a secluded bush camp. Here they … Continue reading Dan Mask
Shoulder Mask
ROS 1102-8 Mumuye, Yoke Shoulder Mask, Nigeria The Mumuye have shoulder or yoke masks, known as Sukwava, which display an elongated neck set under a diminutive head with large ears. Traditionally they were used during pre-war ceremonies, but nowadays they are worn during rain-making and healing practices. The Mumuye in Nigeria are probably a mixture … Continue reading Shoulder Mask
Agostino Malaba
FLK 0308-S3 Agostino Malaba I had a Dream (1998) 151 cm (59,4″) x 66 cm (26″) x 75 cm (29,5″) Oil on wood
