Horned mask "kpan pre" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3049424
sold
EUR 1,800
Provenance
Henk (1920-2001) and Greet Kouw, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsBoris Kegel-Konietzko (1925-2020), Hamburg, Germany (1976)
Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany
German Private Collection
Size
H: 33 cm
H: 13.0 inch
Description
wood, polychrome painted, label with inventory no. “821-1”, base
The “kpan pre” mask type from the “goli” mask cycle represents a young girl and is usually depicted with two horns in honour of the buffalo god “goli”.
The object Horned mask “kpan pre” with the object ID 3049424 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 6 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.
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Comparing literature
Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 169 ff.