Masque facial féminin · Côte d'Ivoire, Wè - Wobé · ID: 3049080
Vendu
500 €
Provenance
Neumeister, Munich, 14 May 2009, Lot 37Michael Schauer, Munich, Germany
Description
wood, red pigment,
The mask shows the typical cheek scarifications that can still be seen on older women today. The eyes are narrowly slit. The mouth shows strikingly bulging lips with a suggested tip of the tongue.
Littérature comparée
Homberger, Lorenz, Masken der Wè und Dan, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1997, p. 20, ill. 9 and 10