NEPAL Wooden mask with rectangular, openwork eyes and mouth, featuring...
NEPAL
Wooden mask with rectangular, openwork eyes and mouth, featuring a metal bindu affixed to the forehead. Eyebrows made of hair.
H. 28 cm. Export wax seal on the reverse. Base.
Provenance:
- Former Alain Bovis Collection
Included is a round, flat, carved wooden mask with round, openwork eyes and a rectangular, openwork mouth; the hair is represented by horsehair fastened with nails. Remnants of metal pieces represent the teeth.
H. 26 cm
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NEPAL
Wooden mask with rectangular, openwork eyes and mouth, featuring a metal bindu affixed to the forehead. Eyebrows made of hair.
H. 28 cm. Export wax seal on the reverse. Base.
Provenance:
- Former Alain Bovis Collection
Included is a round, flat, carved wooden mask with round, openwork eyes and a rectangular, openwork mouth; the hair is represented by horsehair fastened with nails. Remnants of metal pieces represent the teeth.
H. 26 cm
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
