Small mask · Guinea, Toma · ID: 3040821
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Provenance
Arnold, Braunschweig, GermanySize
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, of slender, elongated form with cheek scarifications and metal teeth, coated with clay-like mass with inset cowrie shells on the back, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base
The object Small mask with the object ID 3040821 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 111.
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Comparing literature
Tagliaferri, Aldo, Miniature masks from West Africa, Milan 1997, p. 46