Senufo Mask, Ivory Coast
height 14 1/2in (37cm)
kpelie, the stylized human face with symmetrical side projections, legs and beard, the forehead with a
diamond-shaped element, a band of serrated design and surmounted by a short cross-shaped element underneath a bird, whose beak extends downward toward the mask proper; smooth, dark-brown glossy patina.
Provenance:
Private European Collection
John Buxton, Dallas
Jack and Constance Wallinga, Minneapolis
kpelie, the stylized human face with symmetrical side projections, legs and beard, the forehead with a
diamond-shaped element, a band of serrated design and surmounted by a short cross-shaped element underneath a bird, whose beak extends downward toward the mask proper; smooth, dark-brown glossy patina.
Provenance:
Private European Collection
John Buxton, Dallas
Jack and Constance Wallinga, Minneapolis
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
€3,100 - 4,700
£2,600 - 3,900
€3,100 - 4,700
£2,600 - 3,900
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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