Anthropomorphic mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3038063
Description
wood, matt black patina, crowned by a shield-shaped superstructure with drilled holes for insertion of feather ornament, simplified asymmetrical facial features, vertical forehead ridge, dam., missing parts (nose tip), traces of insect caused damage;
possibly belonging to the “dye” mask ensemble.
The object Anthropomorphic mask with the object ID 3038063 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 197 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.
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