Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3040599

Name: Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group
SKU: 3040599
Price: 1500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 1,500

Provenance

American Private Collection, New York

Size

H: 26 cm

H: 10.2 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, encrusted in some areas, flat face with slightly asymmetrical but beautiful facial features: high arching brows merging into a straight nose bridge, nearly closed eyelids with narrow see slits, semicircular ears enclosing raised band tattoos on the temples, remains of a diadem-like fine grooved coiffure, slightly dam., backside marked by severe traces of insect caused damage, missing parts at the coiffure

The object Portrait mask “ndoma” of the “mblo” group with the object ID 3040599 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 168 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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