Anthropomorphic face mask "gu" · Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3036463
sold
EUR 6,000
Provenance
Sebastian Fernandez, New York, USASize
H: 37 cm
H: 14.6 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, matt black and red paint, broad and vaulted base with superimposed mask face, coiffure of four bulges with diadem-like crest, burled tattoos, slightly dam., missing parts (mouth, nose, coiffure), cracks, abrasion of paint, traces of insect caused damage (base), base
The object Anthropomorphic face mask “gu” with the object ID 3036463 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 201 achieved a sales price of EUR 6,000 with an asking price of EUR 5,000.
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Comparing literature
Fischer, Eberhard, Guro, Masks, Munich, Berlin, London, New York 2008, p. 221 ff.