Mask "zakpai" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3035456

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, big circular see holes with silvermetal framing, remains of mass, red paint and silver metal at the mouth, plant fibre coiffure saturated with mass tightly wrapped around the forehead, crest-like projection and long fibre strands, slightly dam., drilled holes around the rim broken out in parts, socle

The object Mask “zakpai” with the object ID 3035456 was part of the auction 74th tribal art auction on September 7, 2013. The object with the lot number 68 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.

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