LOT 0148 Arte africana Nwantantay “plank†ma…
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African art Nwantantay “plank” mask, Bwa or Wimiana Burkina Faso. . Cm 26,00 x 85,00. Mask of the so-called “à planche” type, with engraved geometric decoration, depicting Bayiri, protective spirit of both groups, Bwa or Wimiana. Carved wood with traces of lively polychromyNOTE: for similar examples see University of Iowa, Stanley Museum of Art, USA, cat. 2011.27 a-c or J. Kerchache, J.L. Paudrat, L'art africain, ill.914, coll. Ilia Malichin.Provenance: Italian private collection, acquired in the early '70s from a historical French collection formed around the 40s of the last century.
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