Mask "kpan pre"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
not available anymore
Provenance
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland (1972)Swiss Private Collection
Size
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch
Description
wood, slightly shiny reddish brown patina, black paint, of simple and clear form: the actual mask face superimposed to a bulging base, characterized by small eyes arranged close to each other, flanking a long nose bridge, a restrained zigzag-beard ending in a small lobe at the chin, skin scarification marks, slightly dam., missing parts (mouth, nose tip, right horn tip, left temple), cracks (base)