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Ver traducciónYaure - Costa de Marfil (Sin Precio de Reserva)
N.º 89540793
A Yaure mask, region Bouaké, Ivory Coast, of delicate carvings, an oval-shaped head, small mouth, thin nose splitting into two arched eyebrows, narrowed eyes, the forehead has three small scarification in the center between the brows, scarification on the sides of the eyes, two zoomorphic ear projections on the head, between them a large dome protrusion with a bird that has its beak buried in the head above the forehead. signs of use, dark encrusted patina. Certificate of origin and provenance.
“The Yaure people, 20,000 in total, settled in the territory between the Baule to the west, the Guro to the east and Lake Kossou to the north. They are divided into three main groups living in approximately twenty villages by a council of elders, leads each village. Their language, culture, religion and art are influenced by their powerful neighbors, the Baule and the Guro. Nevertheless, they possess a strong sense of identity and have evolved a characteristic and refined art.
The Yaure adorn a variety of everyday objects with figurative representations, but it is their masks that reveal their artistic abilities.”
Source: Baquart, Jean-Baptiste. The Tribal Arts of Africa. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc. 1998. Print.
Height: 45 cm
Weight: 2,2 kg (incl stand)
A Yaure mask, region Bouaké, Ivory Coast, of delicate carvings, an oval-shaped head, small mouth, thin nose splitting into two arched eyebrows, narrowed eyes, the forehead has three small scarification in the center between the brows, scarification on the sides of the eyes, two zoomorphic ear projections on the head, between them a large dome protrusion with a bird that has its beak buried in the head above the forehead. signs of use, dark encrusted patina. Certificate of origin and provenance.
“The Yaure people, 20,000 in total, settled in the territory between the Baule to the west, the Guro to the east and Lake Kossou to the north. They are divided into three main groups living in approximately twenty villages by a council of elders, leads each village. Their language, culture, religion and art are influenced by their powerful neighbors, the Baule and the Guro. Nevertheless, they possess a strong sense of identity and have evolved a characteristic and refined art.
The Yaure adorn a variety of everyday objects with figurative representations, but it is their masks that reveal their artistic abilities.”
Source: Baquart, Jean-Baptiste. The Tribal Arts of Africa. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc. 1998. Print.
Height: 45 cm
Weight: 2,2 kg (incl stand)
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