Zoomorphic mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Ngere · ID: 3040908
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, GermanyHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1995)
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, hair, expressive projecting forms, framed by a beard made from fabric (upper part) and long wooden teeth (lower part), min. dam., slight traces of abrasion
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 279