Face mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3038288

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

The object Face mask “ndoma” of the “mblo” group with the object ID 3038288 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 173 achieved a sales price of EUR 6,500.

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Comparing literature

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