Mbala Helmet Mask
Mbala Helmet Mask, hollowed-out helmet mask, pierced around the rim for fiber suspension, traces of kaolin on heart-shaped face, slit coffee bean eyes, painted ears; high swept-back black coiffure divided with deep incisions with a bird mounted on the crown, ht. 16 1/2 in.
Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City.
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Mbala Helmet Mask, hollowed-out helmet mask, pierced around the rim for fiber suspension, traces of kaolin on heart-shaped face, slit coffee bean eyes, painted ears; high swept-back black coiffure divided with deep incisions with a bird mounted on the crown, ht. 16 1/2 in.
Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City.