Auction 104 After sale
Zemanek-Münster

Mask "kplekple bla"

Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
not available anymore
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


Comparing literature

Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule - African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 170

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