Mask ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Wé · ID: 3034311

Description

wood, brown patina, white and red paint, narrow slit eyes covered by a stirrup-shaped appendage, the nose flanked by curved horns, package of fabric on the head, decorated with two cowrie snails, a beard made of fabric and plant fibres, pierced around the rim, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion

The object Mask with the object ID 3034311 was part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction on March 9, 2013. The object with the lot number 314 achieved a sales price of EUR 500 with an asking price of EUR 450.

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