Rare mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo/Diula
sold
EUR 7,500
Provenance
Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany (collected in situ 1964)European Private Collection
Sotheby’s, New York, 7 May 2016, lot 61
Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
metal, dark patina, nearly closed narrow slit eyes, ornamental projections on the head and on both sides of the face, raised scarification marks, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion, base;
these metal masks belong to village “poro” societies; they appear at funerals and certain other festivities.
Comparing literature
Barbier, Jean Paul (ed.), Art of Côte d' Ivoire, Vol I, Genève 1993, p. 108 Koloß, Hans-Joachim, Die Kunst der Senufo, Berlin 1990, p. 42 f.Publications
AHDRC: 0073543