Face mask with horns and anthropomorphic figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3038034
Hauswedell und Nolte, Hamburg, 29./30. Oktober 1974, lot 641
Anton Eckert, Munich, Germany (acquired 1976)
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)
The object Face mask with horns and anthropomorphic figure with the object ID 3038034 was part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction on March 21, 2015. The object with the lot number 174 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,300 with an asking price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Maples, Amanda (ed.), African Art from the Leslie Sacks Collection, Milan 2013, p. 196 f.