Mask "kpelié" · Côte d'Ivoire, Sénoufo · ID: 3035311
Vendu
3 000 €
Provenance
Bernard Bourbon, Île-de-France, FranceDescription
wood, greyish brown patina, kaolin in some areas, of striking narrow and elongated form with the typical ornamental side projections, crowned by a massive horn on the parting, which is flanked by rudimentary ears, slightly dam. (right alar wing, mouth, rim backside), missing parts (projection), rep. (projection left hand side broken), metal base
Littérature comparée
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Götter - Geister - Ahnen, München 1992, ill. 044 Burkhard, Gottschalk, Senufo - Unbekannte Schätze aus privaten Sammlungen, Düsseldorf 2009, p. 126 ff.