Rare mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo/Diula · ID: 3042258
European Private Collection
Sotheby’s, New York, 7 May 2016, lot 61
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.
The object Rare mask with the object ID 3042258 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 259 achieved a sales price of EUR 7,500.
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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