Mask "kpélié" · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3042968
sold
EUR 580
Provenance
Mona Etienne, New York, USA, collected in situ (1960s/70s)Size
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
middle brown wood, remains of dark patina, typical ornamental projections to both sides, the ones at the chin missing, surmounted by bent horns, min. dam., paint rubbed off, fine cracks
Comparing literature
Morigi, Paolo, Raccolta di un amatore d'arte primitiva, Berna 1980, ill. 28
Publications
AHDRC: 0073509 (comparable object)