Sagara — Tanzania
Wood
Height: 20¼ in (51.4 cm)
Provenance: London trade
This elephant mask is carved from dense dark wood with a long tapering face, square eye openings, small ears, and a broad rounded crown. The surface is deeply worn with a dark patina and age-consistent losses across the face and edges. The simplified form reduces the elephant to its most essential structural elements while retaining a clear animal character.
Sagara elephant masks are associated with the Dodoma region of central Tanzania and are distinguished by their reliance on weight, proportion, and reduced facial structure rather than surface ornament or decorative elaboration. The result is a mask of considerable formal severity and archaic presence.
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Sagara — Tanzania
Wood
Height: 20¼ in (51.4 cm)
Provenance: London trade
This elephant mask is carved from dense dark wood with a long tapering face, square eye openings, small ears, and a broad rounded crown. The surface is deeply worn with a dark patina and age-consistent losses across the face and edges. The simplified form reduces the elephant to its most essential structural elements while retaining a clear animal character.
Sagara elephant masks are associated with the Dodoma region of central Tanzania and are distinguished by their reliance on weight, proportion, and reduced facial structure rather than surface ornament or decorative elaboration. The result is a mask of considerable formal severity and archaic presence.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
