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A pair of Mitsogo shrine figures
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Pre 1960 item# 955550 (stock# M313 & M314)
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michael cichon tribal arts
941.224.0440
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The Mitsogo have preserved their traditions of 'bwiti', connected with commemoration, divination, and initiations, more fully than any other people in present day Gabon. Cult shrines, called 'ebandza' were the center of the mainly nocturnal activities for each village.
Figures, like this painted, male and female matched pair, were symbolically placed into the shrine, appropriately divided into a male (right) and female (left) half. Sacred, figurative shrine sculptures, some o ...click for details
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A fine Mossi antelope headpiece
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Pre 1940 item# 954519 (stock# M64992)
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michael cichon tribal arts
941.224.0440
$4,500.00
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For the Mossi, masks were used primarily during funerals. This graceful animal head cap (zazaido) from the Mossi people shows the distinct features of a small antelope (duiker). The blackened, pronounced crest between the horns possibly alludes to the coiffure of a Fulani woman or to a rooster's feathered head. The mask headpiece is painted with organic pigments in the classic black, red, and white color triad seen on much West and Central African sculpture. The natural materials used for th ...click for details
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A rare earthenware Nok pendant figure
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Pre AD 1000 item# 953750 (stock# N319673b)
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michael cichon tribal arts
941.224.0440
$2,950.00
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An exquisitely modeled male figure in a kneeling position wearing a large collar, belt, and cuffs. A close-fitting cap or coiffure shrouds his head. The figure appears to wear a thick and striated, possibly padded, outfit which seems to bundle the diminutive body. His face is finely rendered in a classic manner, as seen on much larger Nok terracottas. This amulet has been pierced for stringing under one armpit. The figure's right arm and hand are missing, most likely for quite sometime, as ...click for details
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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
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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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