Anthropomorphic face mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Wè / Dan · ID: 3047173
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Old British Collection (coll. in the 1960s/ 70s)Size
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wood, real hair, hide, cowry shells, glass,
Probably this mask belongs to the category of entertainment masks and probably to the type of singer masks “nineagla”.
The object Anthropomorphic face mask with the object ID 3047173 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 166 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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Comparing literature
Lorenz Homberger (Hrsg.), Masken der Wè und Dan, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1997, p. 52 ff.