Back Mask
Bidjogo · Guinea-Bissau
Reference: -52
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- Wood and pigments
Curious mask formed by four circles two of them red with a black dot in the center surrounded by a white circle, the lower circles have…
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Full original description
Curious mask formed by four circles two of them red with a black dot in the center surrounded by a white circle, the lower circles have four triangle arches, faced two to two with the colors white and black. In the center there is a figure shaped like a large bird beak. This type of back masks represent birds of difficult interpretation. In the lower central part it has a species of feet in human form. These masks are danced by young peoplecaniocasin their initiation rites and are ported on the back, fastened with ropes. This type of masks presents little defined animals, as well as its young carriers that are in the training phase. What appear to be the legs of these so-called red anads stand out over the white and black color. This mask comes from Roxa Island or Canhabaque.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Beginning of the Century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Guinea-Bissau. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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