Early 20th century. Wood. 32 cm. These esthetic masks are commissioned by men to honor female relatives. As such, human masks carved in the artistic image of a female are called ndoma, meaning 'namesake'. Ndoma masks usually bear the name of the person represented. (VJ) Exhibited by Ratton at the TEFAF Maastricht 2015. Provenance: French private collection pre-1950; Gallery Lucas Ratton, Paris. A similar mask was sold at Sotheby's May 2018, lot 165. Bibliography: 'Baule: African Art/Western Eyes' by Susan Vogel New York 1997.
Early 20th century. Wood. 32 cm. These esthetic masks are commissioned by men to honor female relatives. As such, human masks carved in the artistic image of a female are called ndoma, meaning 'namesake'. Ndoma masks usually bear the name of the person represented. (VJ) Exhibited by Ratton at the TEFAF Maastricht 2015. Provenance: French private collection pre-1950; Gallery Lucas Ratton, Paris. A similar mask was sold at Sotheby's May 2018, lot 165. Bibliography: 'Baule: African Art/Western Eyes' by Susan Vogel New York 1997.
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