Zemanek-Münster

Face mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group

Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
sold EUR 6,500
Provenance
French Private Collection
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, partly encrusted dark brown patina, facial features in symmetrical arrangement, various scarification marks, crowned by a diadem-shaped coiffure, min. dam., small missing part (back), slight traces of abrasion, base


Comparing literature

Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 142 f.

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