{"id":1608,"date":"2013-12-15T16:16:16","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T16:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2015-10-26T02:33:29","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T02:33:29","slug":"african-traditional-art-influenced-the-modernists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/african-traditional-art-influenced-the-modernists\/","title":{"rendered":"African traditional art influenced the modernists"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/aaaMystrySolvd-593.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1609\" alt=\"Bwa of Burkina Faso\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/aaaMystrySolvd-593.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/aaaMystrySolvd-593.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/aaaMystrySolvd-593-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bwa of Burkina Faso<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Q:<\/strong> I came across another mask and write to inquire about its potential value. It is 24 inches in diameter. Attached are a couple of pictures. Let me know if its worth pursuing or not.\u00a0 In the meantime, stay warm and keep in touch.\u00a0 Charlie, 593<\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> I think it is worth pursuing. <!--more-->This is a beautiful piece from the Bwa people of Burkina Faso, a culture whose traditional art is especially appealing to collectors. This large, flat circular design is one of many different ones they do, though the black, white and red geometrics are usually present in all. The Baule of Ivory Coast make a circular kple kple mask that is also geometric and very popular with collectors. Your mask is an excellent example of Bwa art both artistically and in condition. And it demonstrates the influence African traditional art had on Western modernists. Go for it!\u00a0 <strong>B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: I came across another mask and write to inquire about its potential value. It is 24 inches in diameter. Attached are a couple of pictures. Let me know if its worth pursuing or not.\u00a0 In the meantime, stay warm and keep in touch.\u00a0 Charlie, 593 A: I think it is worth pursuing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3250,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608\/revisions\/3250"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}