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Guro Zamble mask Antelope Mask
Tribe: Gouro Zamble Black, white, and brown pigments. Provenance: Edouard des Courières (1896-1987) is coming from a family active since the sixteenth century in book printing and edition. He had a military formation, and was also a well-known Art collector and Art critic. He wrote books about Armand Guillaumin, Kees van Dongen and did studies about the sculptures of Pompon and Chana Orloff. This fine and old mask is soldThis type of dance mask was used to protect the young woman against sorcerers according the description of a similar mask at the Spurlock museum. Anne-Marie Bouttiaux (Tervueren Museum) explains at Afrique virtuelle that this type of mask is half leopard, half Antelope, and used during mask fights at family funerals. Since this is quite expensive, several family's organize this together and the masks of different villages fight together to show the power of evil spirits. The dancers and also the members of the society protect themselves with many "gris-gris" and are usually drunk and paranoid during these Zamble dances against the sorcerers. At the end of the day the winning mask who did
the most powerful dances is announced by one of the spectators, and everybody is
afraid from the vengeance of the loosing mask.
This old Guro Zamble from the Edouard des Courières collection is soldMail David Norden St.Katelijnevest 27. B2000 Antwerpen. Belgium. |
This Guro Zamble mask from a known collection is guaranteed genuine and at least 50 years old. You will get free delivery and a complete description by David Norden. Add it to your collection and get compliments from your friends.
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Height : 49
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+32- 3-227.35.40
