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Property from the Collection of Leon Meizlik, Westchester, New York
Lot 40
Mossi Mask, Region of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2 July 2020, 10:00 PDT
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Mossi Mask, Region of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
height 16in (40.6cm)
Provenance
Michael Oliver, New York
Leon Meizlik Collection, Westchester, New York
Published
Herreman, Frank, Facing the Mask, Museum for African Art, New York, 2002, Cat. 63
Exhibited
New York, Facing the Mask, Museum for African Art, 2002
This stylized bird mask is of ovoid form with central ridge running vertically from top to bottom that divides the two sets of pierced eye slits; a rectangular plank rises above the forehead like a rooster's comb; pierced around the rim with cordage remnants; the front decorated overall with white, black and red pigments.
Provenance
Michael Oliver, New York
Leon Meizlik Collection, Westchester, New York
Published
Herreman, Frank, Facing the Mask, Museum for African Art, New York, 2002, Cat. 63
Exhibited
New York, Facing the Mask, Museum for African Art, 2002
This stylized bird mask is of ovoid form with central ridge running vertically from top to bottom that divides the two sets of pierced eye slits; a rectangular plank rises above the forehead like a rooster's comb; pierced around the rim with cordage remnants; the front decorated overall with white, black and red pigments.














