Mask
Burkina Faso, Lobi
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
René David, Zurich, Switzerland (1982)Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Size
H: 19,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, black paint remains, a vaulted rectangular base carved with a mask face with accentuated cut facial features, raised tattoo at the temples, a three-parted high crested coiffure, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
a work of Sikire Kambire, Gaoua (1896 - 5. Okt. 1963).