Miniature mask ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3048940

Description

copper alloy (bronze/ brass), base

Different ethnic groups of the Ivory Coast and Liberia produce miniature masks which are modelled on various “large” mask types.

This miniature mask is modelled on the type of the “ndoma” portrait mask and is characterised by particularly rich scarification.

The object Miniature mask with the object ID 3048940 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 168 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,100.

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