Mask "zakpai" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3040535
Description
wood, rich black shiny patina, oval face with the typical pierced round eyes and a slightly vaulted forehead, the projecting mouth arranged slightly asymmetrical, slightly dam. (eyes), minor missing parts (corners of the mouth, backside along rim), drilled holes around the rim partly broken out, on wooden base, presumably original Kichizô Inagaki (1876-1951).
The object Mask “zakpai” with the object ID 3040535 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 185 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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