AFRICA. ANTIQUE KURUMBA. SPECTACULAR PAIR COUPLE African ANTELOPE 1958, BURKINA FASO, AFRICA

If post is up this antelope masks are available for sale and pick up in Palm Springs. If add is up, this danced original vintage antelope/gazelle mask still are available. Spectacular, elegant and unique ! one of a kind, museum grade, Kuruba, polychromatic African wood carving of antelope masks. Price for each one of the pieces is below. This Rare vintage unique pieces are highly desired by interior designers and high end decorators dream. This are ceremonial masks sculptured in wood an with heavy representative color design from Burkina Faso. They are placed safely on their tick lucite square base and looks fantastic in display together. Each one are coming from the Primitives section of extensive Artist's Art Collection world wide traveler, in liquidation process in Palm Springs. Small is of 4,300.00 Large is of 5,500.00 References on line line üëáüëá A stunning Antelope African headdress mask in a wonderful hand-carved naturally aged wood, with amazing decorated red and black dark pigmented geometric patterned patina with age and repairs from use -the African Bobo Tribe-Burkina Faso. AFRICAN ART HAS BEEN ADMIRED AND COLLECTED FOR ALMOST TWO CENTURIES AND HAS INFLUENCED CONTEMPORARY MODERN ART IN MANY WAYS. TYPIFIED IN DERIVATIVE WORK BY PICASSO; CONTEMPORARY MODERN ART HAS INHERITED ASPECTS OF FORM AND CONTENT FROM THE AFRICAN AESTHETIC. UNJUSTLY CITED AS "PRIMITIVE ART", AFRICAN SCULPTURE IN ACTUALITY IS AN EXTREMELY SOPHISTICATED ART FORM. THE SPIRIT, RITUALS, AND CEREMONIES ASSOCIATED WITH ALL TRIBAL ART CLOSES AN AESTHETIC GAP BETWEEN THE JUNGIAN ARCHETYPE AND MODERN ART AS WE KNOW IT! TO UNDERSTAND TRIBAL ART AND THE SPIRITUAL POWER IT EMBODIES COMPLETES A NECESSARY EMOTIONAL CYCLE, WHICH CAN HELP LEAD TO THE TOTAL COMPREHENSION OF CONTEMPORARY ART. THE UNDENIABLE POWER OF TRIBAL ART, AND THE ABILITY TO INTEGRATE AESTHETICS INTO RITUAL AND DAILY LIFE, IS THE WELLSPRING OFFERED IN THIS SCULPTURE. OF THE PERIOD Tribal PLACE OF ORIGIN Burkina Faso DATE OF MANUFACTURE Early to Mid-20th Century PERIOD Mid-20th Century 1950s MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUE Wood CONDITION Good, pigment, and crusting which may be from ceremonial use..aged and worn desirable appearance in tribal art. WEAR Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading. NUMBER OF ITEMS 2 *** PRICE IS FOR EACH ONE OF THE ITEMS. PICK UP IN PALM SPRINGS CA ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED. reference on line : üëáüëáüëá https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312229 https://www.randafricanart.com/Kurumba_Adone_antelope_mask.html https://www.thematthewsgallery.com/artworks/1606-kanaga-antelope-mask-african-tribal-art-n.d./ https://www.chairish.com/product/14292973/mid-century-kurumba-adone-burkina-faso-headdress-mask https://wolfsgallery.com/inventory/karumba-adone-large-antelope-mask-headdress-sculpture