Mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Ngere · ID: 3035796
sold
EUR 2,400
Provenance
Egger, Heidelberg, GermanyLempertz, Brussels, 28 October 1995, lot 47
Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach near Stuttgart, Germany
Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
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.
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 297