DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The October 2022 Auctions: Day 2

Thu, Oct 13, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Lot 1367

ADOUMA DUMA, GABON, AFRICAN POLYCHROMED CARVED WOOD MASK, 20TH CENTURY H 16", W 8"

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

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$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
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$1,000,000 $100,000
Remarkable are the Adouma's masks with flat surface for face, domed forehead, an angular nose, an interesting interplay of flat, convex, and angular forms. These masks are mostly polychrome, some with a painted design pattern. For the last half-century these masks have been used for celebratory dances associated with the major social rituals. Their masks are mvudi masks of which present one item it has a flattened top of the head dyed black, an arched, flat also have face and slightly triangular nose, rectangular.