Mask African
An impressive vintage handcrafted African lost-wax cast bronze or brass ceremonial face mask, inspired by the royal artistic traditions of the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria), topped with a crested bird motif.
- Royal Benin Court Aesthetic: Features an expressive sculpted face with wide-set outlined eyes, raised pupils, textured brow scarifications, and a flared decorative collar border encircling the jaw.
- Crested Birds Headdress: Crowned by two detailed birds sculpted with outstretched wings and flared tail feathers, symbolizing spiritual flight, power, and connection to the divine in West African cosmology.
- Lost-Wax Cast Metalwork: Expertly cast using the traditional cire-perdue method, showing hollow back construction, open eye and contour apertures, and fine artisanal chasing.
- Rich Aged Patina: Displays an authentic dark chocolate-bronze surface with warm golden undertones revealing the metal’s high-point handling wear.
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MF-3Age: 1950
220 x 304 cm / 7'3" x 10'0" feetThe knots are hand spun wool, vegetable dyes, the black knots are oxidized, the warp and the weft threads are mixed with wool and goat hair, the selvages are woven on two lines with goat hair, both edges are finished with 5 cm kelim, allover geometric design, thick pile, in…
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K-4031Age: 1885
156 x 199 cm / 5'1" x 6'6" feetCHF 2,000Antique, collectors item, vegetable dyes, the black knots are oxidized, the knots are hand spun wool, the warp and the weft threads are 100%, the background color is rust, at the enter five medallions, the surrounded large border is ivory, soft as an handkerchief, the selvages are woven on two…
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K-4177Age: 1940
71 x 139 cm / 2'4" x 4'7" feetIts a pair, high pile, in perfect condition, the knots are hand spun wool.
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SRO-27Age: 1975
91 x 160 cm / 3'0" x 5'3" feetCHF 210The knots are wool, thick pile, in perfect condition, rust background, ivory corners.
