Lot 247
Bobo Mask, Burkina Faso
11 November 2019, 15:00 EST
New YorkSold for US$5,075 inc. premium
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Bobo Mask, Burkina Faso
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height 61in (55cm)
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 20 November 1997, Lot 68
English Private Collection
Of large, elongated proportions with horns reaching high above the domed forehead with a stylized bird element attached, a central serrated crest on the top and continuing down the face as a long snout; the hard surface with encrusted patina decorated on the outside with red, white and blue pigments in geometric patterns.
height 61in (55cm)
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 20 November 1997, Lot 68
English Private Collection
Of large, elongated proportions with horns reaching high above the domed forehead with a stylized bird element attached, a central serrated crest on the top and continuing down the face as a long snout; the hard surface with encrusted patina decorated on the outside with red, white and blue pigments in geometric patterns.