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Looking for info on this mask

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kalenatiki posted on 10/31/2010

I've been looking at this mask for a while now and the shops owner is looking to make a deal for a regular. So far finding info on-line is like looking for a needle in a haystack. So I'm hoping some one on TC can help narrow down the search. Red paint on the face and a dark stain/paint on the forehead.

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bigbrotiki posted on 10/31/2010

That's African Modern.

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Bay Park Buzzy posted on 10/31/2010

My first impression is African...
Unless it's from New Hebrides or New Calcedonia or some lesser known exotic locale off the beaten tourist path.

Buzzy Out

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bigbrotiki posted on 10/31/2010

Beat you by one minute, Buzzer :lol:

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kalenatiki posted on 10/31/2010

Bigbrotiki, buzzy.. Thank you for the insight! My first thought was possibly African which is why it's still there. The tag had most of the info on it " tribal mask from??" :P
It did remind me of the one on pg35 of Tiki Modern when I first saw it. I may still pick it up just for being a interesting piece.

[ Edited by: ka'lenatiki 2010-10-31 15:10 ]

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Hakalugi posted on 10/31/2010

It looks like an interpretation of an African Fang mask which if I recall correctly is the inspiration for Tiki Bob:

http://www.masksoftheworld.com/Africa/African%20Fang%20Mask%202.htm

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Grand Kahu posted on 10/31/2010

It's African.

But why would not this be the inspiration for Tiki Bob, which is a New Guinea drum....

LA County Museum of Art Collection

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Hakalugi posted on 11/01/2010

You might very well be right. The shape of the drum/mug and the smile (and more) are a match!

I think it was simplicity of the Fang design that drew the original comparison.

Here's another Fang mask:

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bigbrotiki posted on 11/01/2010

Alec Yuill Thornton first drew the Tiki Bob character for the menu:

Then the mug was sculpted from that simple, modernist rendering. Is that a rendering of a Papua New Guinea drum?

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