Mask "kplekple bla" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3032069
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Provenance
Alfred Ries, Wiesbaden, Germany (former ambassador in Liberia)Size
H: 37 cm
H: 14.6 inch
Description
wood, black and red paint, kaolin, of oval form, surmounted by curved horns, round eyes with v-shaped see slits underneath, min. dam., missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
The object Mask “kplekple bla” with the object ID 3032069 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 316.
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Comparing literature
Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule - African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 170