Masque facial anthropomorphe "kpan" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé · ID: 3046743
Vendu
2 400 €
Provenance
Hermann Kühn, Munich, GermanyGerman Private Collection (1982)
Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 136
Description
wood, pigments, insect caused damage
The masks “kpan” (= “the senior woman”) appear as the last pair of masks towards the end of the “goli” festival. They embody the wife(wives) of “goli glin” (= “the senior man”).