Mask "kpelié" · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3038375
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Provenance
Guy Montbarbon, Paris, FranceAustrian Private Collection, Vienna
Size
H: 28,7 cm
H: 11.3 inch
Description
wood, rich blackish brown patina, heart-shaped facial plane with small eyes and overlong nose, characteristic features: ornamental side projections and horns, beautiful aged patina, slightly dam., original row of drillings around the rim broken out (replaced by a second row), crack backside, metal base
Comparing literature
Förster, Till, Die Kunst der Senufo aus Schweizer Sammlungen, Zürich 1988, p. 36, ill. 17