Small mask "geh naw", Liberia, Bassa, Size: H: 16 cm (H: 6.3 inch), ID: 3041735

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Lot 19

86th Tribal Art Auction

Small mask "geh naw" · Liberia, Bassa · ID: 3041735

sold EUR 1,300

Provenance

Peter Werner, Munich, Germany
Walter Schmidt, Würzburg/Innsbruck, Germany/Austria

Size

H: 16 cm

H: 6.3 inch

Description

wood, partly shiny brown patina, remains of kaolin, of typical concave form with pointed chin and elaborate coiffure, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base

Publications

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Afrikanische Kunst in Deutschen Privatsammlungen, München 1973, p. 27

AHDRC: 0075541

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