LOT 5485 Shoulder or dance mask, Guinea, Baga, 20th century
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Shoulder or dance mask, Guinea, Baga, 20th century, Wood, monoxyl carved, so-called nimba mask, relief tattoo or hairstyle, metal rivetdecoration, female attribution, hair and hanging 'full' breasts refer to fertility and full adolescence, unfolds its meaning and function in context of the ritual and social mask performance, aesthetic effect freed from ritual practice, traces of, height approx. 54 cm . German Description: Schulter- bzw. Tanzmaske, Guinea, Baga, 20.Jh., Holz, monoxyl geschnitzt, sog. Nimba-Maske, reliefierte Tätowierung bzw. Haartracht, Metallnieten-Dekor, weibliche Attribution, Haar u. hängende 'volle' Brüste verweisen auf Fruchtbarkeit und volle Adoleszenz, entfaltet seine Bedeutung u. Funktion im Kontext der rituellen u. gesellschaftlichen Maskenperformance, ästhetische Wirkung befreit von ritueller Praxis, Alterssp., H. ca. 54 cm
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