Mask · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3032307
Vendu
700 €
Provenance
René David, Zurich, Switzerland (1982)Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Description
wood, kaolin, black paint remains, a vaulted rectangular base carved with a mask face with accentuated cut facial features, raised tattoo at the temples, a three-parted high crested coiffure, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
a work of Sikire Kambire, Gaoua (1896 - 5. Okt. 1963).
Littérature comparée
Meyer, Piet, Kunst und Religion der Lobi, Zürich 1981, p. 131, ill. 159