Chimpanzee mask "kagle" · Côte d'Ivoire, Kran · ID: 3041806
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Size
H: 33 cm
H: 13.0 inch
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, strongly encrusted with clay-like mass, tubular protruding eyes with pieces of shells/eggs, triangular cheek projections, openworked mouth carved with jagged teeth, animal skin fixed by wooden pegs, beard from plaited plant fibre strings, slightly dam., minor missing parts, traces of insect caused damage backside at the rim, base
The object Chimpanzee mask “kagle” with the object ID 3041806 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 197.
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AHDRC: 0139803