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Festival Mask 2, China, Early 19th C.
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Pre 1837 VR item# 337990 (stock# 1-0205)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
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Face mask carved in the shape of a smiling face wearing an official cap. Wood, with numerous superimposed layers of polychrome pigments. Chinese character on top of cap ("happiness"). A series of tiny holes under the cheeks and on the chin suggest the former existence of a moustache and a beard, probably some animal hair. China, early 19th century, maybe older. Height: 9 15/16" (22,8 cm). Obvious signs of use and great age, small crack on left side of cap, otherwise very good cond ...click for details
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Exceptional Torso of Goddess Uma, Cambodia, 13th C.
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Pre 1492 item# 339682 (stock# 1-0210)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
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A statue of goddess Uma, standing and wearing a sarong with adorned central sash, her belt decorated with rows of jewels. She also wears earrings, and eroded remnants of a necklace can also be seen above her breasts. Her slightly smiling face reflects a profound inner serenity. Grey sandstone. Cambodia, Khmer Period, Bayon Style, 13th century. Height: 18 1/2" (46,25 cm). The statue is mounted on a custom wood stand. Obvious signs of great age, erosion and chips in some areas, some stains, h ...click for details
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Reliquary Head, Fang Peoples
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Pre 1960 item# 358459 (stock# 1-0216)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
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Reliquary head, of typical style, surmounting a large and long neck with a flat bottom. Wood, with fine glossy dark-brown patina. Small bronze eyes. Africa, Gabon, Fang Peoples. Height: 16 1/2" (42 cm). The piece is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Obvious signs of use and age, erosion all over, chips in some areas, otherwise very good condition.
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Ngontang Mask 2, Fang Peoples
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Pre 1970 item# 360074 (stock# 1-0222)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
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Large helmet mask with a concave heart-shaped smiling face carved on each side, surmounted by a short cylindrical coiffe. Wood, with fine dark-brown glossy patina, and remnants of kaolin on each face. Tiny holes drilled around the lower rim for attachment to a costume. Africa, Gabon, Fang Peoples. Height: 12 1/2" (31,5 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom wood stand. Obvious signs of use and age, lower rim eroded, large and old local withe-like restoration with a rattan tie, otherwi ...click for details
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Important Mask, Bambara Peoples, 19th Century
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Pre 1900 item# 360363 (stock# 1-0223)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
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Very old face mask, of oval shape, its forehead surmounted by a tiny female figure and decorated with protruding scarifications, small ears, pierced through slit eyes, long and thin nose, tiny mouth in relief, receding chin. Wood, with dark-brown semi-glossy patina. Africa, Mali, Bambara Peoples, 19th century. Height: around 13 1/2" (around 33 cm). The mask is mounted on a custom wood stand. Deep erosion all over, age cracks on forehead and below right eye, old local restoration along left ...click for details
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