Mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Bété · ID: 3035461
not available anymore
Provenance
René David, Zurich, Switzerland (1963)Swiss Private Collection
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, lusterless greyish brown patina, roof-like projecting forehead, castagnet eyes, tubular projections, open mouth with metal teeth, remains of wooden splinters inserted in nose and chin, iron hook in the head, slightly dam. (eyes, nose, mouth)
Comparing literature
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 35