Baule Face Mask, Kpan Pre

Baule Face Mask, Kpan Pre, Ivory Coast, hollowed-out portrait mask, with heavy yoke collar around the neck, pointed chin, square cutout open mouth, elongated raised nose, the crescent eyes closed below an elaborate incised coiffure with four crests, and a raised uppermost crest, smooth, dark patina, on custom stand, ht. 22 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City; purchased in Abidjan in 1980.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

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