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Old 21st September 2024, 02:07 PM   #1
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Does anyone know of a good source of identifying african masks?
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Old 21st September 2024, 10:51 PM   #2
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some books:

African Faces by Hugo Maertens
Magische maskers. Afrikaanse maskers ut het Musée de l'Homme, paris by Ndiaye, Francine
the collector's guide to masks by Timothy Teuten
Afrikanische Masken by Elite
African Masks: from the Barbier-Mueller Collection
Art Of African Masks by Finley, Carol

and you can ask these museums:
https://new.artsmia.org/programs/tea...nd-masquerades
https://amsterdam.wereldmuseum.nl/en
https://www.africamuseum.be/en

courses:

https://study.com/academy/lesson/afr...s-history.html
https://www.artyfactory.com/africanmasks/index.htm

so good luck or as they say in your country..Go n-éirí leat !☼
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You can have a look to this site too: https://african-weapons.com/gallery?...ture&ba-page=1
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Old 23rd September 2024, 09:48 AM   #4
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Thanks all, well I bought the mask in question, here it is
I have yet to pick it up from auction house, it is straw based with mud and shells making up the overall form and pattern.
I find it esthetically very nice but no idea where it is from
I viewed it in person and while light it is well made and I do not think it is modern tourist piece.
I was bid up by a few people so others saw something in it also.
Any information greatly received,
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Thanks all, well I bought the mask in question, here it is
I have yet to pick it up from auction house, it is straw based with mud and shells making up the overall form and pattern.
I find it esthetically very nice but no idea where it is from
I viewed it in person and while light it is well made and I do not think it is modern tourist piece.
I was bid up by a few people so others saw something in it also.
Any information greatly received,
Regards
Ken
Interesting mask. My first thought is that it is not African. AFAIK, most African masks are made of wood. I have never seen a woven mask like this. Of course, this is not exactly my area of study, but i have seen a lot of African masks in my day.
Second thought is that while not necessarily a sign of being a tourist piece, this mask doesn't seem to show any areas of wear that would give the impression that it had ever been danced. It doesn't seem new, but i don't believe it is very old. Vintage at best i would say.
This mask give me more an impression of South Seas or Southeast Asia than Africa.
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Old 26th September 2024, 03:00 PM   #6
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Thanks David for your considered response. I will revert back if I find anything, it has the feel and smell of something old and I like the form so its a keeper for the moment
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