Mask Depicting Pakapikoke, The Thousand-legged Deity - Kobeo Indians, Rio Vaupes (uaupe)
MASK depicting Pakapikoke, the THOUSAND-LEGGED DEITY
Kobeo Indians, Rio Vaupes (Uaupe), Rio Cuduiary, north-western Brazil and south-eastern Colombia
Plant fibres and pigments
A helmet-like mask made of woven plant fibres covering the entire body. It is enhanced with polychrome pigments and structured around a wooden hoop to which fringes are attached.
It was used in processions.
Provenance:
- Former collection of Dr Ernesto Leibovitch, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Former American private collection.
For biographical references:
- Candido Mariano da Silva, Indios do Norte do Rio Amazonas, Vol. III, Rio de Janeiro, Ministry of Agriculture, National Council for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples, 1953–1955, pp. 158–189, pls. 1202–1259. (the illustrative images are taken from this work)
- Helmut Schindler, ‘Masks of the Upper Amazon’, in Arts & Cultures No. 5, Barbier-Mueller and Somogy Museum, 2004, pp. 101–113.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
Kobeo Indians, Rio Vaupes (Uaupe), Rio Cuduiary, north-western Brazil and south-eastern Colombia
Plant fibres and pigments
A helmet-like mask made of woven plant fibres covering the entire body. It is enhanced with polychrome pigments and structured around a wooden hoop to which fringes are attached.
It was used in processions.
Provenance:
- Former collection of Dr Ernesto Leibovitch, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Former American private collection.
For biographical references:
- Candido Mariano da Silva, Indios do Norte do Rio Amazonas, Vol. III, Rio de Janeiro, Ministry of Agriculture, National Council for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples, 1953–1955, pp. 158–189, pls. 1202–1259. (the illustrative images are taken from this work)
- Helmut Schindler, ‘Masks of the Upper Amazon’, in Arts & Cultures No. 5, Barbier-Mueller and Somogy Museum, 2004, pp. 101–113.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
3 280 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Tribal Art
Condition: Excellent condition
Reference (ID): 1775116
Availability: In stock
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