ARTWORK
N°: DN119

Artist: Dennis NONA

Title: Mazaru

Community: Ile de Badu

Dimensions: L: 100 x H: 140 cm

Date: 2007

Medium: Linocut
Price range: 500 < 1500 euros
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According to Dennis Nona, Mazaru is a sinuous crawling vine that is used in the treatment of certain skin ailments such as ring worm and fungal infections. The vine is soaked in water in a Bailer shell and the resulting liquid or medicine is then applied to the infected areas of the skin. Regular applications are made up to seven days before the infection is cured. This is a traditional remedy and is still in use today.
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    Some references:
Musée du Quai Branly, Musée des Confluences à Lyon, Musée d'Art Contemporain les Abattoirs à Toulouse,
Musée de la Musique, Museum d'histoire naturelle de Lille, Musée de Rochefort, Fondation Electricité de France,
Fondation Colas, Banque Dexia ...

We are members of the Chambre Nationale des Experts Spécialisés en Objets d'Art et de Collection (C.N.E.S.)*
We are members of the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art
We are signatories of the Indigenous Art Code
We are members of the Association des Galeries Parisiennes
*National French Chamber of experts specialized in artworks