Mask with horns
Liberia, Grebo/Bete
not available anymore
Provenance
collected in situ (1960’s)Olivier Klejman, Paris, France
2R Ritual Gallery (Renaud Riley & Roger Bourahimou), Brussels, Belgium
Catherine Sargos, Nancy, France
Size
H: 62 cm
H: 24.4 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, of elongated form, bulging forehead with raised middle ridge, originally provided with metal tags (now missing), narrow slit eyes accentuated by paint, remains of animal skin, rest. (forehead ridge), traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, base
Publications
Sargos, Patrick & Catherine, Afrique de la pensee magique au miracle de l'art, Biarritz 2008, p. 52, ill. 3.18AHDRC: 0063946