GUARIBA

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TWO KAYAPO WOVEN FIBRE DANCE MASKS
guariba
Each with rectangular woven fibre head, the larger with long nose in relief, woven raffia eyes and painted bands in ochre, white and brown, cotton tassel ears, native repair; the smaller with woven raffia eyes within painted white and black circles, coiled leaf ear-ornaments, each with long raffia fringe
31cm. and 22cm. without fringe (2)

注意事項

Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20.825% of the hammer price for lots with values up to NLG 200,000. If the hammer price exceeds the NLG 200,000 then the premium is calculated at 20.825% of the first NLG 200,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of NLG 200,000.

拍品專文

Cf. Braun, B. (Ed.), Arts of the Amazon, London, 1995, p.106, for a similar mask from the Kayapó-Kuben Kran Kein. According to the author these masks were danced together with anteater masks, providing comic relief.