Anthropo- / zoomorphic mask with tubular eyes · Côte d'Ivoire, Wè / Wobé / Guéré · ID: 3047916
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Provenance
Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, SwedenJan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden (2018)
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, pigment remains, rest., base
The ferocious aspect of this masks accounts for their identification as “war” masks but, according to some newer researchers, they are worn primarily during funerals and, in a “detective” capacity, to single out guilty persons.
The object Anthropo- / zoomorphic mask with tubular eyes with the object ID 3047916 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 199.
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