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D\u00e9but du XXe si\u00e8cle
\nBois, fibres, os (Nandinia binotata)
\n26 cm<\/p>\n

Provenance<\/h2>\n

Collect\u00e9 par un diplomate am\u00e9ricain en poste au Lib\u00e9ria entre 1935 et 1937
\nCollection priv\u00e9e, Californie, puis par descendance
\nCole Harrell, New York, acquis aupr\u00e8s de la collection pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente
\nDalton Somar\u00e9, Milan
\nCollection Leinuo Zhang, Milan<\/p>\n

Publications<\/h2>\n

Origins: a vision on African Art, Anna Demina & Leinuo Zhang Collection<\/a>, Dalton Somar\u00e9, Milan, 2019, pp. 12-15
\nSouls-\u00c2mes. The Leinuo Zhang African Art Collection: Masks from Leinuo Zhang African Art Collection<\/em>, 2023<\/p>\n

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Masque Mano et art de l\u2019Afrique occidentale<\/h2>\n

Les Mano vivent dans le nord-est du Lib\u00e9ria, le long de la fronti\u00e8re avec la C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. La proximit\u00e9 culturelle avec les Dan a exerc\u00e9 une influence \u00e9vidente sur leur production artistique, qui a toutefois conserv\u00e9 des caract\u00e9ristiques stylistiques et une sensibilit\u00e9 pleinement autonomes.<\/p>\n

Comme les Dan, les Mano partagent \u00e9galement l\u2019institution de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 initiatique du Poro, dont les rituels pr\u00e9voient l\u2019utilisation de masques \u00e0 fonction spirituelle, \u00e9ducative et protectrice. Traditionnellement, le masque gardien des c\u00e9r\u00e9monies d\u2019initiation repr\u00e9sente un visage f\u00e9minin et est v\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9 comme la m\u00e8re de tous les autres masques.<\/p>\n

G\u00e9n\u00e9ralement conserv\u00e9 par la femme la plus \u00e2g\u00e9e du clan, ce masque Mano apparaissait en public comme gardien des rituels secrets de l\u2019initiation, avec pour mission d\u2019emp\u00eacher l\u2019acc\u00e8s des \u00e9trangers au terrain sacr\u00e9 des c\u00e9r\u00e9monies.<\/p>\n

Forme, expression et pr\u00e9sence spirituelle<\/h2>\n

L\u2019expression intense et presque souffrante du visage, le front pro\u00e9minent qui souligne les myst\u00e9rieuses fentes des yeux mi-clos et la perfection des traits d\u00e9licats conf\u00e8rent au masque une pr\u00e9sence d\u2019une force spirituelle extraordinaire.<\/p>\n

La splendide patine brune brillante accentue la douceur du model\u00e9 et amplifie la qualit\u00e9 lumineuse de la surface, contribuant \u00e0 cr\u00e9er une image suspendue entre naturalisme et id\u00e9alisation rituelle.<\/p>\n

Cet ancien masque Mano du Lib\u00e9ria repr\u00e9sente l\u2019un des exemples les plus \u00e9lev\u00e9s de la sculpture Mano et t\u00e9moigne de la capacit\u00e9 des artistes d\u2019Afrique occidentale \u00e0 traduire autorit\u00e9 spirituelle, \u00e9quilibre formel et intensit\u00e9 psychologique en images d\u2019une grande \u00e9l\u00e9gance et d\u2019une profonde valeur symbolique.<\/p>\n

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Approfondissements<\/h2>\n
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Highlights d\u2019Art Africain<\/a><\/p>\n

Archives de la Collection d\u2019Art Africain<\/a><\/p>\n

Sculpture Africaine<\/a><\/p>\n

Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sculptures associ\u00e9es<\/h2>\n
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Masque Deangl\u00e9, Dan, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/a><\/p>\n

Masque, Dan, r\u00e9gion Toura, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/a><\/p>\n

Figure f\u00e9minine Dan Gio, Lib\u00e9ria\/C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/a><\/p>\n

Figure masculine, Baule, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/a><\/p>\n

Figure masculine Blolo Bian, Baule, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/a><\/p>\n

Figure f\u00e9minine, Baule, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/a><\/p>\n

Masque portrait, Baule, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/a><\/p>\n

Masque portrait, atelier de Sakassou, Baule, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/a><\/p>\n

Masque facial Kpelye, Senufo, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/a><\/p>\n

Cavalier, Ligbi\/Senufo, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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