Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3039643
Sebastian Fernandez, New York, USA
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, small remains of red and white pigment, triangular face with flat chin, crowned by a pair of flat horns, nearly closed lids with narrow see slits underneath, band tattoos and raised zigzag-scarifications, slightly dam., minor missing parts (nose, zigzag-scarifications, rim backside), abrasion of paint, fine cracks, rep. (left horntip), base;
for a mask of the same workshop see Segy, 1976, ill. 67.
The object Portrait mask “ndoma” of the “mblo” group with the object ID 3039643 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 216 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,800 with an asking price of EUR 4,500.
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Comparing literature
Segy, Ladislas, Masks of Black Africa, New York 1976, ill. 67