Fish Mask
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Hol van most a(z) „Fish Mask”? Gyűjtemény: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Jelenleg nincs kiállítva. Ellenőrizve 2026. november 9.
Chicago, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
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Among the Bwa, families and lineages have special relationships with nature spirits and ancestors. Such beings are embodied through masquerades that reenact mythic events. In performance, an elderly man carrying a fish net pursues the fish mask shown here. The fish allows the man to capture it, sacrificing itself for the survival of its human counterpart. In contrast, the dwarf mask [see 2000.313] is performed only by the Bondé family and is much smaller in scale than the average Bwa mask. It honors an ancestor who was famed for his knowledge and abilities in the wilderness. As he lay dying, he asked to be remembered with a mask carved to his size.
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- Leltári szám
- 1958.116
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