Mask "zakpai" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan, Man area · ID: 3036635
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Provenance
Han Coray, Agnuzzo-Lugano, SwitzerlandSize
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch
Description
wood, stained reddish brown patina with remains of black paint, characteristic pierced eyes, regular facial features with a small heart-shaped mouth, slightly dam. (mouth, nose), rep. (small missing part aside the mouth, closed by a reinserted piece of wood), abrasion/traces of usage backside at the rim, base
Comparing literature
Guenneguez, André et Afo, Art de la Cote-d´Ivoire et de ses voisins, Paris o.J., p. 42