Rare anthropo- / zoomorphic face mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Yaure · ID: 3048159
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.
The object Rare anthropo- / zoomorphic face mask with the object ID 3048159 was part of the auction 97th Auction on November 6, 2021. The object with the lot number 203 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,700 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Savary, Claude, Arts Africains dans les collections privées Neuchateloises, Neuchâtel 1985, p. 36, ill. 42