Dance crest "dagu" · Côte d'Ivoire, Tusian · ID: 3039566
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
American Private CollectionSize
H: 50,5 cm
H: 19.9 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, helmet-shaped calotte, surmounted by stylized cattle and four small bird (?) sculptures, both of the lower horns and and the bird figures separate carved and mortised, min. dam., traces of abrasion, base
The object Dance crest “dagu” with the object ID 3039566 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 260 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.
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Comparing literature
Guenneguez, André & Afo, Art de la Cote-d'Ivoire et de ses voisins, Paris o.J., p. 107