Masque facial anthropomorphe · Côte d'Ivoire, Wè / Dan · ID: 3047173
Vendu
2 000 €
Provenance
Old British Collection (coll. in the 1960s/ 70s)Description
wood, real hair, hide, cowry shells, glass,
Probably this mask belongs to the category of entertainment masks and probably to the type of singer masks “nineagla”.
Littérature comparée
Lorenz Homberger (Hrsg.), Masken der Wè und Dan, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1997, p. 52 ff.