Miniature mask "ma go" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3033346
sold
EUR 150
Provenance
René David, Zurich, Switzerland (1965, acquired in the area of Danoué)Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1979)
Size
H: 13 cm
H: 5.1 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, min. dam., small missing parts through insect caused damage;
miniature masks represented the big mask figures and were taken along to keep in touch with the helping spirit even when leaving the home village.
The object Miniature mask “ma go” with the object ID 3033346 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 111 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.
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