Mask "gu" · Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3036254
Edith Hafter, Solothurn, Switzerland
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, typical narrow face with delicate nose bridge, raised scarification marks, filed incisors, coiffure with long lobes, pierced ears, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion
The object Mask “gu” with the object ID 3036254 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 202 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Homberger, Lorenz, Fischer, Eberhard, Die Kunst der Guro, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1985, p. 157 f. , ill. 78