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BAGA, GUINEA CONAKRY Tonkongba dance crest mask with beautiful, clean, stylized forms of great modernism. This rare crest mask evokes projecting horns and a dolphin's tail, embodying the message from the sea, and owes its shape to this mythical animal that captured boats. The Tonkongba mask appears on important occasions and is a historian's mask, recounting village memories and traditions. This crest mask is one of the Baga people's most sacred creations. Wood, with a beautiful patina of age and use. H. 57 cm ; L. 18 cm. Provenance: former collection of sculptor Berndt Helleberg (1920-2008), Sweden.

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BAGA, GUINEA CONAKRY Tonkongba dance crest mask with beautiful, clean, stylized forms of great modernism. This rare crest mask evokes projecting horns and a dolphin's tail, embodying the message from the sea, and owes its shape to this mythical animal that captured boats. The Tonkongba mask appears on important occasions and is a historian's mask, recounting village memories and traditions. This crest mask is one of the Baga people's most sacred creations. Wood, with a beautiful patina of age and use. H. 57 cm ; L. 18 cm. Provenance: former collection of sculptor Berndt Helleberg (1920-2008), Sweden.

Estimate 2 500 - 3 500 EUR

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For sale on Friday 05 Jul : 11:00 (CEST)
paris, France
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jeudi 04 juillet - 11:00/12:00, Salle 12 - Hôtel Drouot
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