Mask "zakpai" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3036928

Description

wood, dark brown patina, encrusted in some areas, small remains of white and red paint, characteristic form, a chin beard made of fine plant fibre cord with cylindrical glass beads, spread with reddish brown pigment, metal nail, min. dam., minor missing parts (eyes, mouth), drilled holes around the rim partly broken, originally inserted teeth in the upper lip missing, base

The object Mask “zakpai” with the object ID 3036928 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 201.

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