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Lot 64

Ligbi Mask, Côte d'Ivoire

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

US$20,000 - US$30,000

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Ligbi Mask, Côte d'Ivoire

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Wood, pigments, fiber
Height 12in (30.5cm)

Provenance
French Private Collection
Galerie Ratton-Hourde, Paris
New York Private Collection, acquired 20 June 2006
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Finely carved in hard wood with a fiber bundle sewn in around the back edge; the facial plane with a flattened linear nose having an elegant double curve in profile; the pierced slit eyes and mouth balanced with a raised rectangular element in between and bordered on each side with two incised flanges highlighted with red, white and blue pigments; a cluster of three raised scarifications accentuate the forehead; a pair of long, curving horns and squared "legs," each pierced through at the bottom, and topped with a square element designed in harmony with the flanges; superb shiny black patina.

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