GothamGallery Fine African Art - Ivory Coast Yaure Twin Faces Tribal Mask SALE

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GothamGallery Fine African Art - Ivory Coast Yaure Twin Faces Tribal Mask SALE:
$650.00

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Beautiful African West Coast Yaure Tribal Mask – Double Faces

Inches: Height: 10 Inches
Centimeters: Height: 25.5 Centimeters
Measurements Mask Only / With Stand 22 Inches / 56 Centimeters
Material: Wood
Estimated Age: Early 20th Century
Condition: Good
Remarks: Highly stylized mask skillfully carved double faces motif dark patina

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Custom Stand Included With This Piece

Documentation of Authenticity / Any Available Provenance Will Be Included With This Piece.

CONDITION
Wood deterioration, chips and scrapes, worn areas, age cracks, overall condition good. Thank you and please view my other items.

BACKGROUND
The Yaure people 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 scattered over a rich savannah where baboons, bush-cows, deer and elephants are hunted. A chief, assisted 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. A custom stand is included with this mask. The stand is hand made specifically for this special piece. It is important to properly exhibit a beautiful piece of art. The splendor of the piece cannot be fully revealed without a correct display. Custom mask stands can cost a minimum of fifty and up to several hundred dollars depending on its complexity and size. It is very difficult to locate a good stand maker regardless of price, but fortunately this piece will be appropriately displayed and ready for you and your guests\' enjoyment.

Painter Fred Uhlman words - Most of the artists I admired, Picasso, Modigliani, Deraini, to mention only a few, had collected African art and had been profoundly influenced by it. Shortly afterwards I bought the Baule Fetish and the Baule bobbin which are still two of the finest pieces in my collection. It is easy to see why I bought them and why from that moment I have never stopped collecting. The head of the bobbin or heddle - pulley which is after all only a functional object for the purpose of weaving seemed to me then and today as beautiful as a Greek goddess. The fetish moved me as deeply as the bobbin by its silent tragic dignity and its air of profound meditation.

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