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Tchokwe Pwo mask,
£175Tchokwe Pwo mask,
The Pwo is a classic Chokwe mask genre that honours their founding female ancestries as guardians of fertility and procreation. Chokwe masks were made and worn by men, often performed during the celebrations that mark a completion of initiation into adulthood and with means to honour women who had survived the difficulty of childbirth. Minimal scarification design to face and woven natural fibre covering.£175 -
Tchokwe Pwo mask,
£125Tchokwe Pwo mask,
The Pwo is a classic Chokwe mask genre that honours their founding female ancestries as guardians of fertility and procreation. Chokwe masks were made and worn by men, often performed during the celebrations that mark a completion of initiation into adulthood and with means to honour women who had survived the difficulty of childbirth. The occasion is also said to mark the dissolution of intimate bonds between mothers and their sons, which may be represented through the tear carvings and motifs seen on the face. Further, facial scarification as seen on this mask would have been used to make the person less desirable to the spirit of death, and in women specifically would mark the birth of a baby boy.£125 -
Curtis’s Botanical Lithographs,
£140 eachCurtis’s Botanical Lithographs,
Printed by L. Reeve and Co. of Covent Garden. Framed in natural oak.£140 each -
Curtis’s Botanical Lithographs,
£140 eachCurtis’s Botanical Lithographs,
Printed by L. Reeve and Co. of Covent Garden. Framed in natural oak.£140 each -
Venus and Adonis, 1948,
£140 eachVenus and Adonis, 1948,
Published by W.H. Allen, in 1948 for a limited edition. Framed in natural oak.£140 each -
Picasso and the Human Comedy, Verve, Vol. VIII, No 29/30, 1954
£795 eachPicasso and the Human Comedy, Verve, Vol. VIII, No 29/30, 1954
Original lithograph print from Verve Vol. VIII, No 29/30 printed by the Master Printers Mourlot Frères in 1954. Framed in champagne gold with a cream mount.£795 each -
The Triumphal Arches, Mr. Handel’s Statue & c. in the South Walk of Vauxhall Gardens
£495The Triumphal Arches, Mr. Handel’s Statue & c. in the South Walk of Vauxhall Gardens
Based on the work by Samuel Wale and engraved by Benjamin Cole in 1752. Mounted and presented in a Hogarth style frame.£495 -
Cast iron gothic letterplate,
£125Cast iron gothic letterplate,
with fleur de-lis-design to top and bottom, polished, with clapper.£125 -
Songye Kilumwe Kifwebe mask (A)
£350Songye Kilumwe Kifwebe mask (A)
Very large Kifwebe mask with exaggerated sagittal crest. It is believed that the sagittal crest and conical protrusion contain the magical strength of the mask.£350 -
Lega Idimu mask (E)
£180Lega Idimu mask (E)
Similarly to the pipibudze masks of the Kwele tribe, the Lega’s Lukwakongo (miniature) masks have a heart-shaped face framed by a line formed by the nose, the eye rows and the planes of the cheeks. The wooden face is whitened and smoothed with kaolin clay, which is said to allude to the refined and perfected nature of the Bwami initiate, some of whom use the masks during initiation ceremonies. This mask would rarely be worn on the front of the face, but instead on the side of the face, the forehead, tied to the body, displayed on the fences, or dragged across the floor during Bwami meetings and ceremonies. The two faces share a mouth and a beard.£180 -
Lega Idimu mask (C)
£140Lega Idimu mask (C)
Similarly to the pipibudze masks of the Kwele tribe, the Lega’s Lukwakongo (miniature) masks have a heart-shaped face framed by a line formed by the nose, the eye rows and the planes of the cheeks. The wooden face is whitened and smoothed with kaolin clay, which is said to allude to the refined and perfected nature of the Bwami initiate, some of whom use the masks during initiation ceremonies. Any holes running around the lower edge of the mask would have held a beard made of natural liana fibres. This mask would rarely be worn on the front of the face, but instead on the side of the face, the forehead, tied to the body, displayed on the fences, or dragged across the floor during Bwami meetings and ceremonies.£140 -
Songye Luba mask (B)
£200Songye Luba mask (B)
The people of Songye are mainly known as a farming community, however they also take part in hunting and trading with other neighbouring communities. The distinct Songye style is easily recognisable in the Kifwebe mask by the mass of closely carved lines and bold shapes such as the protruding sagittal crest and X carved mouth. The intertwining of the red, black, and white colours in these masks are said to symbolise the struggle between good (white) and evil (black and red) – the combination of these colours embodying the positive and dangerous force held within the mask. Further, it is believed that the sagittal crest and conical protrusion contain the magical strength of the mask.£200