Rare Mask · Liberia, Mano · ID: 3037918
sold
EUR 4,500
Provenance
Hayden & Odette Walling (collected in Liberia in the 1950’s)Size
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, encrusted in some areas, concave facial plane with parallel forehead scarification, small distant ears with holes, forehead and chin nail, drilled holes in three rows in the upper part, further drillings in the upper lips (probably originally inset with teeth), min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base
Comparing literature
Wolfram, Siegfried A., Liberia, Feldkirchen 2012, ill. 108