Mask · Burkina Faso, Nunuma · ID: 3033917
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Provenance
Robert Duperrier, Paris, FranceSize
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