Female mask "kpan" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3043786
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (before WW II)Georg Neuner, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 1 March 2008, lot 229
Belgian Private Collection
Size
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, with cross-bar (for fixing the mask with the teeth), base
This mask type “kpan” belongs to the family of the “goli” masks. “Goli” is a day-long spectacle that normally involves the whole village
The object Female mask “kpan” with the object ID 3043786 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 182 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 169 ff.
Publications
AHDRC: 0060941