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Lot 55

Bassa Mask, Liberia

21 November – 5 December 2024, 12:00 PST
Online, Los Angeles

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Bassa Mask, Liberia

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Wood, pigments, metal
Height 9 1/4in (23.5cm)

Provenance
William C. Siegmann Collection, New York (1943-2011) (Inventory no. 86-13-1 on back)
Michael Oliver, New York
Private Collection

In hard wood, finely carved in crescent form from profile; the rim with a multitude of piercings for attachments, several worn through from much indigenous use; six large curvilinear coiffure bundles accentuate the head above heavy eyelids pierced below for the dancer; the nose highlighted with an incised diamond panel that extends up the forehead; the open mouth with protruding lips inset with metal teeth and pierced through with pointed chin below; highlighted throughout the front with white circular pigments; fine black patina with wear indicative of significant age and use.

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