African carved wooden mask by Yaure / Yaoure Peoples, 28cm / 11"

Description: code: 2024-II-YB a from one piece of wood carved, African tribal art object, of theYaure / Yaoure / Youre / Yohure Peoplefrom the Cote d'Ivoire, a dance mask, used during the Io ceremony,carved from hard wood and dyed black,with a carved braided coiffure, flat top, it features a ‘beard’ that runs around the rim of the face and is carved out from the same piece,a small goatee beneath the chin, the eyebrow arches run down into the long, thin nose,a small, protruding mouth, keloids on either side of the eyes, three scarification marks between the brows, authentic, glossy dark patina and remains of kaolin / white pigment ,with good usage patina on the back and inside, age: early or first half 20th Century condition: firm, stable, signs of age, use and handling, dents and scratches - please do see all the pictures, they are part of the description -provenance: a private collection of African tribal art in The Netherlands, collected since 1960height: circa 28 cm / circa 11 inchwidth: circa 17 cm / circa 6.7 inchthe metal stand on the pictures is not included with the saleweight: circa 844 gr. The masks of the Yohure represent human faces. They are considered emblems of yu spirits, very dangerous; they have to be handled with extreme caution. Cases of death that jeopardize the social order are the principal occasions for an appearance of masqueraders. By means of their dance, they restore the social equilibrium of the community and accompany the deceased into the ancestral realm. These masks are worn predominantly on two occasions: the je celebration and the lo ceremony. The first purifies the village after a death and helps the deceased's soul on its way to a final resting place. Painted masks are mainly worn by dancers during the Je ceremony, while for the Io funeral ceremony masks covered with black pigments appear. Women may not participate in funeral ceremonies, neither may they look at the masks, for fear that this encounter with death might jeopardize their fecundity. This means that before starting the village’s purification rituals related to a death, for prudence sake the women are gotten out of the way. With the aid of such masks, the people hope to influence supernatural powers, or yu spirits, that can do harm to humans, but that can also ensure their welfare. The function of each type of mask is not rigidly fixed, which leads to their appearance during either ceremony. please note: we are not experts, after limited, unprofessional research we have attributed this item to a land, country, tribe or people and judged the age to the best we could, do judge for yourself the tribal affilation and the correct age before buying or bidding, we will not accept returns if the buyer finds that we are wrong concerning these matters, so we sell "as is" world wide shipping - you wil be ordering registrated shipment provided by PostNL from The Netherlands, EU - this will be according to the PostNL conditions and destinations - shipment out of the EU will be under Incoterm DAP and HS-code 9705.31 we are: delta 98 den haagThe Hague, The Netherlands, EUregistrated at: Chambers of Commerce in The Netherlands / KvK Haaglanden: file 27133335

Price: 490 USD

Location: 's-Gravenhage

End Time: 2024-12-05T07:10:07.000Z

Shipping Cost: 49 USD