Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3039215
sold
EUR 2,200
Provenance
Lauritz Sunde, Copenhagen, Denmark (acquired between 1969 and 1976)Size
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch
Description
wood, brown patina with remains of black paint, small traces of red and white paint, the narrow face framed by a disc-shaped beard and a coiffure arranged in nine lobes, striking detail: ears formed completely different, eyes formerly painted with pupils, crossbar backside for additionally fixing the mask with the teeth, slightly dam., minor missing parts and fine cracks backside, abrasion of paint (eye-zone, root of the nose)
Comparing literature
Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 157