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Aduma Mask, Gabon — Aduma Mask, Gabon
Aduma Mask, Gabon

Aduma Mask, Gabon

An Aduma mask from Gabon with documented provenance including Segy Gallery labeling. The mask's inscription suggests its use in adolescent male initiation ceremonies within a secret society context.

Medium
The reverse of the mask with a Segy Gallery label, printed in red ink; a label printed in black ink: “911”; another printed in black ink: “02”; handwritten inscription on old tape, which reads "Adoumas Gabon / Use not determined, probably initiation ceremony for adolescent male secret society". Another label above that mostly illegible.
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $6,000 – $9,000

Lot 66

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Aduma Mask, Gabon, Aduma Mask, Gabon

An Aduma mask from Gabon with documented provenance including Segy Gallery labeling. The mask's inscription suggests its use in adolescent male initiation ceremonies within a secret society context.

Medium
The reverse of the mask with a Segy Gallery label, printed in red ink; a label printed in black ink: “911”; another printed in black ink: “02”; handwritten inscription on old tape, which reads "Adoumas Gabon / Use not determined, probably initiation ceremony for adolescent male secret society". Another label above that mostly illegible.
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ceremonial, Wooden Mask, Provenance Documented, Initiation, Traditional, Aduma, African Mask, Secret Society, Ethnographic, Gabon