Rare anthropo- / zoomorphic face mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Yaure · ID: 3048159
sold
EUR 1,700
Provenance
German Collection (acquired 1970 / 71)Size
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, white pigment, rest.
Most Yaure masks show a human face combined with animal attributes. The distinctive motif of long ears is more common in Yaure masks. However, the horn-like projections on the chin, reminiscent of elephant tusks, are unusual and very rare. A comparable specimen was exhibited by Savary in Neuchâtel in 1985 (Savary, p. 36, ill. 42), another published in AHDRC 0167808.
Comparing literature
Savary, Claude, Arts Africains dans les collections privées Neuchateloises, Neuchâtel 1985, p. 36, ill. 42