Fetish mask · Côte d'Ivoire / Liberia, Dan · ID: 3049706
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Provenance
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Description
wood, metal, animal teeth/bone, base
This mask is covered with an extremely thick layer of encrusted
sacrificial patina. Very unusual are the eyes which are made of metal
half-shells, that are loosely superimposed on the small round eye openings.
The mask seems to combine features of different mask types. The carved wreath of small horns across the forehead refers to “bagle” entertainment masks.
The object Fetish mask with the object ID 3049706 was last part of the auction Sale 100 at April 15, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 43.
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AHDRC: 0203071