Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3045707
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Provenance
French CollectionSize
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, base
“Mblo” masks appear on the so-called “gbagba” dances, which are performed on special occasions for entertainment. Most portrait masks “ndoma” can be recognized by their facial features, their hairstyles, and their scarifications as depictions of known men and women - even if there is no likeness according to our western conception of a portrait.
The object Portrait mask “ndoma” of the “mblo” group with the object ID 3045707 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 134.
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