Horned mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3037658
Vendu
1 400 €
Provenance
Ariane Deluz-Chiva, Lausanne, FranceDescription
wood, brown patina, remains of polychrome paint, human facial features with “smiling” mouth, the standing female figure adorned with carved bracelets, scarification marks and elaborate carved coiffure with bun, pireced around the rim, rep. (breakage coiffure), cracks, traces of abrasion
Littérature comparée
Homberger, Lorenz, Fischer, Eberhard, Die Kunst der Guro, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1985, p. 221