Senufo Mask, Cote D'Ivoire
Senufo Mask, Cote D'Ivoire
kpélié
Wood, pigment
Height 11 3/4in (30cm)
Provenance
Leonardo Vigorelli, Dalton-Somaré Gallery, Milan
Private Princely Collection
Of classic oval form with slit eyes, long linear nose, diminutive mouth, goatee and appendages carved on the sides, the 'legs' now missing with remnants; the remnants of a bird on top with beak extending down and connecting to the forehead, the eyes and nose accentuated with incised lines with blue highlights; dark brown shiny patina.
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Senufo Mask, Cote D'Ivoire
kpélié
Wood, pigment
Height 11 3/4in (30cm)
Provenance
Leonardo Vigorelli, Dalton-Somaré Gallery, Milan
Private Princely Collection
Of classic oval form with slit eyes, long linear nose, diminutive mouth, goatee and appendages carved on the sides, the 'legs' now missing with remnants; the remnants of a bird on top with beak extending down and connecting to the forehead, the eyes and nose accentuated with incised lines with blue highlights; dark brown shiny patina.
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