Small mask ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Diomande · ID: 3033343

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, beautiful modelled face (tear sacs) with regular facial features, projecting ears with drilled holes at the rim, slightly dam., paint rubbed off;
the Diomande are a small ethnical group of the Dan cluster, belonging to the Konyanke, with their settling area in northwestern Côte d’ Ivoire and adjacent areas of Guinea. Masks of the Diomande have been erroneously attributed to the Dan. They are characterized by their elongated faces and linear skin scarification marks which frame the whole face.

The object Small mask with the object ID 3033343 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 256 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400.

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Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 182