A Dan Mask, Liberia
Dan Mask, Liberia/Ivory Coast
height 11 1/2in (29.2cm)
for the poro society, with articulated jaw, high cheek bones and long open snout revealing an upper row of teeth; fine, glossy varied dark-brown patina.

Provenance:
Hans and Thelma Lehmann Collection

Published and Exhibited:
Bravmann, Rene, The Poetry of Form, The Hans and Thelma Lehmann Collection of African Art , 1982, p. 31.
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, September 3, 1982 – October 24, 1982
Estimate:
US$ 15,000 - 20,000
€11,000 - 15,000
£9,600 - 13,000

Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art


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