Lot 149
Arte Africana
Bedu mask, Nafana, Kulango or Degha Ivory Coast or Ghana
Bedu wooden mask with black and white geometrical decorations. Usually in pairs (male and female), large masks like this one are used in cerimonial dances or harvest-related parties and their main purpose is to keep away negative events of all sorts. The simple circular disk-like decoration on top identifies it as masculine.
NOTE - For a similar specimen see: Male mask (Bedu), wood, Metropolitan Museum (1979.206.237).
Provenance: Italian private collection.
Measures: 136.0 x 63.0 cm
Starting price: € 1.500,00
Estimate: € 3.000,00 - 4.000,00
The lot will be auctioned on 07 October starting from 17:00.
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