Anthropomorphic face mask "zakpai" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3050299
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Collection Banque Paris Pays-Bas (BNP Paribas Fortis), Brussels, Belgium (1950)Collection Jean de Barsy
Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, France (2018)
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, rest., base
Beautiful mask face with a high forehead and shiny black patina. The eyes probably formerly framed by metal strips.
The object Anthropomorphic face mask “zakpai” with the object ID 3050299 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 219 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,000.
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Publications
Expo cat.: "Winter BRUNEAF. Brussels Non European Art Fair", Brussels, 2018, p. 26 (Frey)
AHDRC: 0149741
Exhibition
Brussels, Belgium: "Winter BRUNEAF. Brussels Non European Art Fair", 24-28 January 2018 (Frey)