Zemanek-Münster

Mask

Burkina Faso, Nunuma
not available anymore
Provenance
Robert Duperrier, Paris, France
Size
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch

Description

light brown wood, brown patina, oval facial plane with a protruding forehead, the eyes incised in concentrical lines, a big rhomb-shaped mouth with remains of separate carved teeth, chin plug, pierced around the rim, min. dam., missing parts (teeth, back), cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on metal base


Comparing literature

Förster, Till, Skulptur in Westafrika, Freiburg im Breisgau 1995, p. 64

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