Face mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3034397
sold
EUR 550
Provenance
Carlo von Castelberg, Zurich, SwitzerlandZemanek-Münster Würzburg, 10. September 1994, lot 71
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Size
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Description
wood, encrusted reddish brown patina, pierced see holes, originally framed with aluminium (traces of aluminium and nails for attachment preserved), the open mouth concealed by an abundant beard of animal hair, plant fibre and feather tufts on top, the thick layers of mass partly got lost, crack (left cheek), drilled holes around the rim mostly broken out, missing parts backside, traces of old age and usage