Anthropomorphic face mask
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95th Tribal Art AuctionAnthropomorphic face mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Wè / Dan
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Old British Collection (coll. in the 1960s/ 70s) | H: 12.6 inch | sold |
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".
Lorenz Homberger (Hrsg.), Masken der Wè und Dan, Elfenbeinküste, Zürich 1997, p. 52 ff.