Dan Janiform Divination Implement, Ivory Coast
height 11in (29cm)
rising from a circular base, the elongated neck with faceting at the center, surmounted by a janiform head with full, parted lips baring metal teeth and deeply set slit eyes highlighted by kaolin, a medial ridge leading to the transversely crested coiffure; fine encrusted, blackened patina.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Washington, D.C.
Private European Collection
rising from a circular base, the elongated neck with faceting at the center, surmounted by a janiform head with full, parted lips baring metal teeth and deeply set slit eyes highlighted by kaolin, a medial ridge leading to the transversely crested coiffure; fine encrusted, blackened patina.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Washington, D.C.
Private European Collection
Estimate:
US$ 7,000 - 9,000
€5,400 - 7,000
£4,600 - 5,900
€5,400 - 7,000
£4,600 - 5,900
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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