Baga sangaran
List baga sangaran
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Polychrome baga mask from the vast collection of tribal art from mrsprivileges of initiated men and incarnating a spiritual entity, baga sangaran masks only assisted at circumcisions, every 24 years according to the ethnologist denise paulmethe baga live along the atlantic coast of the republic of guinea, in west africaserpentiform initiatory sculpture-mask, mainly used by the bulongic (village of kifinda), a baga subgroup from the guinean coast, its size can vary between 1 and 2although she was excelling in her job in west and central africa and collecting artworks in situ, most of her collection comes however from “curiosity cabinets” which abounded in european capitals during the sthese masks were divided into two groups with the names mosolo kombo and sangaran, each one provided with specific functionsa few cracks, wonderful eroded patina (source: baga, david berliner)they form one of the smallest ethnic groups of guinea, and have lived relatively isolated from their neighbours because of the vast swamps surrounding themare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiduband who is currently retired, she used to be a consultant for a french company in the middle of the 20th centuryduring certain dances, the mask was placed on the head, maintained in balance thanks to a bamboo structure and by the arms of the wearer himself, who is covered with cloth and a raffia wraparound skirtnevertheless, they have left a vast artistic legacy, which includes crests, figurative sculptures, masks and objects of daily use, like musical instrumentstheir design was shaped in an esoteric context, at night in the forestfurthermore, this piece comes from our prestigious galleries (paris, brussels, london, new-york)french collection of african art (mrsto be picked up on site in parisplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
391 €
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3 x unused, 1 x used: * baga - grade 3 gymnastics (unused) * english schools aa - silver in sprinting (unused) * asa - grade 2 swimming/water skills (unused) * baga - grade 4 gymnastics (used but good condition) smoke and pet free home50 signed for - i can get a quote for you) if you are happy to pay by paypal and accept that returns aren't possible, 9the description is accurate, so please don't purchase unless you are happy to relist this for sale if you change your mind)collection: from chester ch1 (with parking) posting: i will consider posting at an extra cost (probably would be no more than ÂŁ2i sometimes recycle good, clean packing materials and boxes to help with packing costs and to be kind to the environmentvintage sew-on patch badges
7 €
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Comes with matching change bagtravel mat with detachable storage pockets and handle to clip onto pushchaircollection nr10 read more
5 €
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These altars are taken out for harvest festivitieshardwood with a deep brown patina, little cracks and restorationsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia-tshol means “medicine”but also for the funerals of the senior family memberdimensions: 51 x 40 x 14 cm weight: kilogramsaltar-sculpture representing an anthropo-zoomorphic figure - attiol a-tshol/baga - guinea bissau/republic of guineait is used in initiation rites and kept in houses of dignitaries, for protectionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
53 €
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Bags of blue circle mastercrete cement 20 baga in totalout of date but has been kept inside on a pallet, with no splits in the packaging
2 €