Mask with a sculpted human face, high cheekbones, eyes hollo - Lot 8

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Mask with a sculpted human face, high cheekbones, eyes hollo - Lot 8
Mask with a sculpted human face, high cheekbones, eyes hollowed out under the deep arcade in hemmed patterns, eyes centered with blackened irises and pierced pupils. The straight, wide-winged nose surmounts a wide open mouth, two brass plates connected above the upper lip. Traces of red pigments for the lips, green for the eyebrows. This type of mask was used as a support during the transmission of the great founding legends. Cedar wood, metal, coloured pigments. Provenance: Former Harada Fumihiko Collection HAÏDA, Northwest Coast, USA, Canada Cedar wood, traces of green, red, white and black pigments, brass H. 28 cm.
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