Mask of the "mblo" group · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3034052
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Provenance
Hans Schneckenburger, Munich, GermanySize
H: 51 cm
H: 20.1 inch
Description
heavy wood, polychrome paint, an oval, vaulted base, the actual mask face superimposed, tribe-typical facial features and scarification marks accentuated with kaolin, elaborate coiffure, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, on metal base
The object Mask of the “mblo” group with the object ID 3034052 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 165.
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Comparing literature
David, Jean, Baule, Zürich 2001, p. 45