MASQUE, BARAK
A FEMALE SPIRIT MASK, BARAK
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MASQUE, BARAK A FEMALE SPIRIT MASK, BARAK

EST DE WEWAK, RIVAGE DU FLEUVE SÉPIK, PROVINCE DU SÉPIK ORIENTAL, PAPOUASIE NOUVELLE-GUINÉE

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MASQUE, BARAK
A FEMALE SPIRIT MASK, BARAK
Est de Wewak, Rivage du Fleuve Sépik, Province du Sépik Oriental, Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée
Hauteur: 42.5 cm. (16¾ in.)
Provenance
Alex Philips, Melbourne
Marcia et John Friede, New York
Collection Jolika, Fine Arts Museums de San Francisco, deYoung Museum, inv. no. 2007.44.16, Don de Marcia et John Friede (acquis en partie avec les fonds de la Evelyn A.J. Hall Charitable Trust).
Literature
Friede, J.A. et al (ed.), New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, San Francisco, 2005, Volume 1, p.64; Volume 2, cat. No.38.
Exhibited
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, deYoung Museum, San Francisco, 15 octobre 2005-14 février 2013
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Further Details
This mask is an exceptionally rare example of a female mask, which is the counterpart of the celebrated male masks with long, pointed noses from this region called, barak (see lot 3 for the male version from the Jolika Collection), or often referred to as 'mosquito masks'. Of fine, tall proportions and with a highly developed surface, the elongated, abbreviated features and close-set eyes recall to Western eyes the work of Modigliani.

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Lot Essay

Cette oeuvre est un exceptionnel et rarissime masque féminin, pendant des célèbres masques masculins aux nez longs et pointus provenant de la même région, appelés barak (voir le lot 3 pour la version masculine de la collection Jolika) ou le plus souvent dénommés "masques moustiques".
Les grandes et délicates proportions, la surface largement développée, les traits allongés et stylisés ainsi que les petits yeux fermés, font écho, dans les esprits occidentaux, à l'oeuvre de Modigliani.

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