Zemanek-Münster

Mask with side lobe ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3038311

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Provenance
Michel Leiris, Paris, France
Artcurial, Paris, 17 Juin 2014, lot 45
Yves Créhalet, Paris, France
Size
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, reduced facial features: narrow face with pointed chin, the tiny round mouth situated at the tip of the chin, pierced sickle-shaped eyes, delicate nose with vaulted bridge and projecting tip, hairline in zigzag-contour, deepened scarification marks on forehead and at the corners of the eyes, slightly dam. (nose tip, forehead, ears, hairdo), crack (right side of the head), remains of an old collection label backside, metal base


The object Mask with side lobe with the object ID 3038311 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 194.

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