Mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Ngere · ID: 3035796
Lempertz, Brussels, 28 October 1995, lot 47
Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach near Stuttgart, Germany
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, expressive projecting forms, pierced around the rim, min. dam., fine cracks, traces of abrasion, base;
the Ngere are also called “southern Wè”. They settle to the southeast of the Dan and to the west of the Bete. The characteristic Ngere masks indulge in extreme presentations of human and zoomorphic elements.
The object Mask with the object ID 3035796 was part of the auction 75th tribal art auction on November 30, 2013. The object with the lot number 88 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,400 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 297