Anthropomorphic mask of the "mblo" group ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3038095

Description

wood, matt shiny blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, of massive form, slightly hollowed on the backside, separate worked crest fixed by aglets, schematized facial features of rather ornamental design with scarification marks decoratively spread across the face, eyebrows in concentrical lines, coiffure in fine grooves, aglets, slightly dam. (chin), cracks (backside), small traces of insect caused damage at the same place, abrasion of paint (nose)

The object Anthropomorphic mask of the “mblo” group with the object ID 3038095 was part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction on March 21, 2015. The object with the lot number 172 achieved a sales price of EUR 15,000 with an asking price of EUR 12,000.

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