Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3039661

Description

wood, rich brown patina, eyes with drilled see holes, raised skin scarification marks, asymmetrical arranged coiffure, slightly dam. (forehead zone, nose bridge), fissure (foreahead), missing parts through insect caused damage backside at the upper rim and on the inside), metal base

The object Portrait mask “ndoma” of the “mblo” group with the object ID 3039661 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 217 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000.

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