"Anthropomorphic Mask - Baoulé Culture, Ivory Coast - First Half Of The 20th Century "
ANTHROPOMORPHIC MASKBaule culture, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century
Bronze alloy
H. 26 cm, length 12.5 cm
Oval-shaped anthropomorphic facial mask in bronzier alloy, with fine horizontal incisions, openwork eyes in filled slits, a long nose ending in two round nostrils, a half-open, openwork mouth, the corners of the mouth and the forehead punctuated with geometric scarification marks. His protruding ears are circular and the top of his forehead is animated by a man standing on bent legs, his right hand holding a circular fan and wearing a disc-shaped crest.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
Catalogue number: 4523
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