Zemanek-Münster

Horned mask

Côte d'Ivoire, Guro
sold EUR 1,400
Provenance
Ariane Deluz-Chiva, Lausanne, France
Size
H: 62 cm
H: 24.4 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of polychrome paint, human facial features with “smiling” mouth, the standing female figure adorned with carved bracelets, scarification marks and elaborate carved coiffure with bun, pireced around the rim, rep. (breakage coiffure), cracks, traces of abrasion


Comparing literature

Homberger, Lorenz, Fischer, Eberhard, Die Kunst der Guro, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1985, p. 221

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