Small anthropomorphic mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Wobé · ID: 3042401

Name: Small anthropomorphic mask
SKU: 3042401
Price: 1200 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 1,200

Provenance

American Private Collection

Size

H: 17,5 cm

H: 6.9 inch

Description

wood, black patina, remains of pigment, raised bean-shaped eyes with see slits, prominent scarifications on forehead and cheeks, drilled holes around the rim, slightly dam. (eyes), rest., base;
a mask by the same artist from the Collection Josef Mueller was auctioned at Christie’s London in 1978, lot 59 . For a further mask by the same hand, which was collected in situ verifiably before 1924, see AHDRC archive 0064327.

The object Small anthropomorphic mask with the object ID 3042401 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 272 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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