Anthropomorphic face mask ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3040141

Description

wood, matt shiny dark brown patina, unusual form: oval flattened facial plane with pointed chin, facial features geometrically arranged and compressed on a small area: vertical forehead ridge - flat triangular nose - pierced circular eyes - broad metal strip eyebrows - raised rectangular mouth, slightly dam., minor missing parts (above all backside at the rim), abrasion of paint, metal base

Expertise

Alain de Monbrison, Paris, 16 Mai 1995