Face mask with horns and anthropomorphic figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
sold
EUR 3,300
Provenance
M. L. J. Lemaire, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsHauswedell und Nolte, Hamburg, 29./30. Oktober 1974, lot 641
Anton Eckert, Munich, Germany (acquired 1976)
Size
H: 53,5 cm
H: 21.1 inch
Description
wood, matt reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, ornamental coiffure with bow-shaped contours, the standing female with large hands embracing the beautiful curved horns, characteristic tattoos on forehead and temples, slightly dam., minor missing parts (mouth, ears, figures breasts), surface with insect caused damage in some areas, rep. (breakages ankles and arms)