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6637African Sculpture. African Sculpture. ASHANTE FIGURE - STANDING MALE - GHANA Carved wood. 15 1/2 inches; 39.5 cm. Excellent condition unknown
10813African Sculpture. BAKONGO FIGURE. Carved wood statuette later 20th Century. 6 inches tall. Excellent condition. unknown
6642African Sculpture. African Sculpture. BAULE MASK - IVORY COAST. Carved wood. 15 inches; 30.8 cm. Finely carved in classical Baule style with hair divided into three section facial scarification heavily lidded eyes long narrow nose small mouth small ears. Dark staining with white highlights. Elegant and serene. unknown
6628African Sculpture. African Sculpture. DAN FIGURE - FEMALE - IVORY COAST. Carved wood with copper earrings. 18 1/2 inches; 47 cm. Repair to feet else in excellent condition. unknown
6644African Sculpture. African Sculpture. DAN MASK - IVORY COAST. Carved wood. 10 inches; 25.5 cm. Boldly carved with domed forehead protruded round eyes wide mouth. Dark finish. Excellent condition. unknown
6645African Sculpture. African Sculpture. DAN MASK - IVORY COAST. Carved wood. 9 1/2 inches; 20.4 cm. Classic Dan style surrounded with cowrie shells set into cloth. Dark finish. Excellent condition. hardcover
10456Bwa - Burkina Faso. Bwa. PLANK MASK - BWA - BURKINA FASO. An exceptional and elegant mask from of Bwa people of Burkina Faso in West Africa. Circa 20th Century. 81 inches tall 10 inches wide about 9 inches deep at the mask lower 12 3/4 inches with the "head-dress" portion about 3/4 inch in thickness the whole carved from a single board. In excellent condition. The mask was presented to its American liaison officer by the Burkina Faso team at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. The thinness and lightness of the piece indicates it was made for and used in dance ceremonies rather than as an export or tourist piece which are often too heavy to be used for dancing. Most of the modern masks of this type which we have seen are more brightly colored less elegantly proportioned and not as skillfully carved as this example. Masks play an important role in the renewal ceremonies of the Bwa. The masks are danced during initiation ceremonies for young men and women and appear at funerals and memorial services. They are also danced during the harvest ceremonies. During the fifteen day initiation ceremony young petitioners are taught the meanings of the symbols on the mask. They learn the importance of becoming a respected Bwa and the dangers of straying from the path of social behavior established by the ancestors. These lessons are symbolically represented on the mask. The double zig-zag line on the plank of the mask represents the path of the ancestors. The crescent shape on the top of the plank represents the moon and the importance of time in the ceremonial year when masks are danced. The checkerboard pattern on the back of the mask represents the value of learning. When young initiates graduate from the ceremony they are given a new white goat hide to sit on during ceremonies. Years later the young initiate becomes an elder and the hide ages to a dark color. The checkerboard pattern emphasizes the reliance between the elders symbolized by the dark areas and the young initiates symbolized by the light areas. Minneapolis Institute of Art. unknown
6627African Sculpture. African Sculpture. FANG FIGURE - MALE - GABON. Carved wood. 10 3/4 inches; 27.5 cm. Excellent condition unknown
6625African Sculpture. African Sculpture. FANG FIGURE - MALE - GABON. Carved wood. 18 inches; 45.8 cm. Excellent condition unknown
6626African Sculpture. African Sculpture. FANG FIGURE - FEMALE - GABON. Carved wood. 17 1/2 inches; 44.5 cm. Excellent condition unknown
6638African Sculpture. African Sculpture. FIGURE - KNEELING FEMALE - CONGO Carved wood. 11 1/2 inches; 29.3 cm. Excellent condition. unknown
6636African Sculpture. African Sculpture. FIGURE - STANDING MALE - GUINEA. Carved wood. 13 1/4 inches; 30.3 cm. Excellent condition. unknown
6647African Sculpture. African Sculpture. FIGURE - SEATED MALE WITH PIPE. Carved wood. 11 inches; 20.8 cm. Excellent condition. unknown
10812African Sculpture. HAMBA FIGURE. Carved wood statuette later 20th Century. 6 inches tall. Excellent condition. unknown
6635African Sculpture. African Sculpture. HEMBA FIGURE - STANDING MALE - CONGO Carved wood. 13 3/4 inches; 30.5 cm. Excellent condition. unknown
8413African Sculpture. KIFWEBE MASK - SONGE CONGO. Wood carved and polychromed. About 23 inches 580mm. tall 12 inches 305mm. at widest point 11 inches 280mm deep. Hollowed protruded eyes and mouth straight nose extending from crest at top incised all over with parallel striations painted in red white and black and with pieced holes for attachment around the perimeter. A fine example of this monumental style mask with strong patination and in excellent condition. Antique. Compare Sothebys Sale NO8095 December 2005 lot 84 our picture 6. unknown
11771African Sculpture. KONGO - MOTHER WITH CHILD. Female figure sitting cross-legged holding baby. c. 11 inches tall with polychromed eyes and hat. In excellent condition. unknown
6640African Sculpture. African Sculpture. KONGO FIGURE - KNEELING FEMALE - CONGO Carved wood. 14 inches; 36 cm. Excellent condition. unknown
6639African Sculpture. African Sculpture. KONGO FIGURE - KNEELING FEMALE - CONGO Carved wood. 11 3/4 inches; 30 cm. Excellent condition. unknown
6641African Sculpture. African Sculpture. LADLE WITH HEAD & NECK HANDLE - DAN - LIBERIA. Carved wood. Length 18 inches; 46 cm. In excellent condition. unknown
6634African Sculpture. African Sculpture. LEGA FIGURE - KNEELING FEMALE - CONGO Carved wood. 18 1/2 inches; 47 cm. Excellent condition. unknown
6631African Sculpture. African Sculpture. LUBA FIGURE - STANDING FEMALE - CONGO Carved wood. 12 inches; 30.5 cm. Excellent condition unknown
6630African Sculpture. African Sculpture. LUBA FIGURE - SEATED FEMALE - CONGO Carved wood. 15 3/4 inches; 40 cm. Excellent condition. unknown
6629African Sculpture. African Sculpture. LUBA FIGURE - STANDING FEMALE - CONGO Carved wood. 15 7/8 inches; 40.5 cm. Excellent condition. unknown
10599African Sculpture. MAKONDE - KIMBULUMBULU FIGURE. Kenya Tanzania c.1970s-90s. Ebony/blackwood. 19 inches tall. Abstacted anthropomorphic figures. In excellent condition. unknown