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Looking for info on this mask
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kalenatiki
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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
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10/31/2010
That's African Modern. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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10/31/2010
My first impression is African... Buzzy Out |
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bigbrotiki
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10/31/2010
Beat you by one minute, Buzzer :lol: |
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kalenatiki
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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 [ Edited by: ka'lenatiki 2010-10-31 15:10 ] |
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Hakalugi
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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
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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
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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
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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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