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Maître Frédéric FARBOS ARIEGE ENCHERES
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YOROUBA, Nigeria. Wood, dark patina, fabric.
See original version (French)
5
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YOROUBA, Nigeria. Wood, dark patina, fabric.
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
YOROUBA, Nigeria.
Wood, dark patina, fabric.
Rare "Gelede" mask depicting the bust of a pregnant woman combined with male genitalia.
It is worn by the masked dancer who imitates the pregnant woman and alludes to fertility, gestation, birth and continuity through matrilineality.
68x27 cm
Provenance Collection of Bernard Chayla, a patient and demanding collector with a passion for objects that convey memory.
Expert Mr Christian-Hervé NJIENSI 06 31 90 99 95
See original version (French)
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