Face mask "gu"
Côte d'Ivoire, Guro
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Han Coray, Zurich, SwitzerlandJohan Henau, Antwerp, Belgium (1993)
Ursula Nusser, Munich, 2 November 1994, lot 163
French Private Collection, Paris
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, beautiful formed face, even delicate facial features, fine grooved helmet-like coiffure with wave-like contour, raised scarification marks, collection number “HC 262” handwritten in white paint on the backside, slightly dam., cracks (rim zone on both sides), rep. (thin piece at the right rim of the face), abrasion of paint (nose, forehead), base
Publications
AHDRC: 0060336