Dan Mask, Ivory Coast
height 10in (25.5cm)
of oval form with angular projecting forehead, nose and articulated mouth decorated with leopard skin and human hair and inset with teeth on the lower jaw, pierced projecting, cylindrical eyes, the outer rim inset with metal pegs and multiple holes from pegs (now lost) throughout; aged dark brown patina.
Provenance:
Harry Franklin Gallery, Beverly Hills
of oval form with angular projecting forehead, nose and articulated mouth decorated with leopard skin and human hair and inset with teeth on the lower jaw, pierced projecting, cylindrical eyes, the outer rim inset with metal pegs and multiple holes from pegs (now lost) throughout; aged dark brown patina.
Provenance:
Harry Franklin Gallery, Beverly Hills
Sold for
US$ 976
inc. premium
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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