Mask with side lobe · Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3038311
not available anymore
Provenance
Michel Leiris, Paris, FranceArtcurial, 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