Face mask · Ivory Coast, Dan - Kono · ID: 3033395
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1978)
Description
light-weighted wood, middle brown patina, big round eyes, paper framing on the left, the unusual cloddy nose coated with red fabric, spread with a thick layer of clay-like mass, apes skin, costume of dark cotton fabric attached on the back, nails and metal eyelet, plant fibre cord, slightly dam., small tear in the fabric
The object Face mask with the object ID 3033395 was part of the auction 70th tribal art auction on September 8, 2012. The object with the lot number 109 achieved a sales price of EUR 850 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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