Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group · Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé · ID: 3040599
Vendu
1 500 €
Provenance
American Private Collection, New YorkDescription
wood, brown patina, encrusted in some areas, flat face with slightly asymmetrical but beautiful facial features: high arching brows merging into a straight nose bridge, nearly closed eyelids with narrow see slits, semicircular ears enclosing raised band tattoos on the temples, remains of a diadem-like fine grooved coiffure, slightly dam., backside marked by severe traces of insect caused damage, missing parts at the coiffure