Anthropozoomorphic mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Ngere · ID: 3052586
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Provenance
Ed Smit, The Hague, The NetherlandsSrdjan Sremac, The Hague, The Netherlands
Jack Nelis, The Hague, The Netherlands
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, pigments, metal tags,
Presumably belonging to the “gle va” type of masks. In the past “gle va” had an enormous reputation, and rarely made an appearance. It only settled large matters, such as stopping wars between villages.
The object Anthropozoomorphic mask with the object ID 3052586 was last part of the auction Auction 105 at November 15, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 270.
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