IVORY COAST YAURE LO MASK WITH FIGURE
Ca. 20th century AD > A Yaure mask with an oval face, narrow eyes and projecting lips, surmounted by a seated female figure. The coiffure and crest are embellished with incised and modelled details.Yaure lo masks are associated with funerary performances and the restoration of social and spiritual balance after a death. Their composed human faces are combined with elaborate crests or superstructures. >>Size: 490mm x 160mm; Weight: 1.16kg > Provenance: Private London Collection; Ex. Private UK Collection. >>
Ca. 20th century AD > A Yaure mask with an oval face, narrow eyes and projecting lips, surmounted by a seated female figure. The coiffure and crest are embellished with incised and modelled details.Yaure lo masks are associated with funerary performances and the restoration of social and spiritual balance after a death. Their composed human faces are combined with elaborate crests or superstructures. >>Size: 490mm x 160mm; Weight: 1.16kg > Provenance: Private London Collection; Ex. Private UK Collection. >>
