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A fine Dogon 'Satimbe' mask
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Pre 1960 item# 950993 (stock# D653003)
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michael cichon tribal arts
941.224.0440
$8,500.00
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This complex mask form represents a 'yasigine,' a specific type of Dogon woman. Among the Dogon of Mali, West Africa, the name 'Satimbe' means "sister on the head." The image of a woman on these masks represents the few female members of the 'Awa Society,' which is responsible for all masquerades performed. It is believed these legendary women of origin stories first discovered mask-making in primordial times, before it became an exclusively male privilege. In c ...click for details
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A rare Ishan face mask (Agbodogin)
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Pre 1940 item# 949736 (stock# I2189w)
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michael cichon tribal arts
941.224.0440
$6,800.00
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The Ishan live outside the limits of Benin City. Their village life is in stark contrast to the royal pomp and circumstance of the Benin Kingdom. Their masquerades celebrate heroes, heroines, and deities that fought the control of Benin and its kings. Not surprisingly, the masquerades and masks are strictly controlled by the Kingdom, and are allowed to perform at only specific periods during the year.
This example shows the classic features of an early example: ears placed high and cut-out, ...click for details
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Mario Algaze silver gelatin print, "Cotton Candy"
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Pre 1990 item# 945723 (stock# MA007c)
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michael cichon tribal arts
941.224.0440
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"Algaze's photos rarely present technology - no television, no video camera, no car. He captures the condition appropriately described as 'magic realism' in the best Latin American tradition. In a way it is a world prior to industrialization, a world of peace and quiet, a world in which everybody walks and where the calmness and the muse of waiting governs. Waiting for what? Mario Algaze does not tell." - Michael Koetzle, curator and photography critic for Photo Technik in ...click for details
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A Banja male figure
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Pre 1930 item# 943180 (stock# Z89)
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michael cichon tribal arts
941.224.0440
$6,500.00
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This faceted, roughly cut wooden figure comes from the extreme northwestern edge of D.R.Congo, close to the Central African Republic. It was made by Banja or possibly a mix of Banja / Ngbandi peoples.
The wood is heavy and dense and shows a remarkably old, softened patina from handling. Known as 'bekimi,' male and female figures in this region are thought to be used in therapeutic rituals. Note the figure's exaggerated ears and open hands, possibly indicative of the type of apotr ...click for details
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A fine Edo (Bini) face mask
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Pre 1920 item# 941129 (stock# B40911)
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michael cichon tribal arts
941.224.0440
$5,000.00
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Provenance: Ex-Harry Franklin collection, Los Angeles, California. Purchased at the landmark, Sotheby's, New York auction, April 21, 1990, lot #220. This very old, wooden face mask shows layers of white, chalk-based pigment over top the wooden surface. The patina has acquired an encrusted, thickened look, indicating extensive re-use.
Measuring 13"H x 5.50"W. Condition is very fine with some losses to the painted surface. The mask was once part of Ekpo masquerades which, among favo ...click for details
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