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
The object Mask “zakpai” with the object ID 3036635 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 189.
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Comparing literature
Guenneguez, André et Afo, Art de la Cote-d´Ivoire et de ses voisins, Paris o.J., p. 42