Mblo Face Mask
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFAZ-20
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- Height
- 38 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Mask of great sculptural finesse on whose head are the heads and long necks of three stylized coves that stand over in hairstyle as a scimer.…
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Full original description
Mask of great sculptural finesse on whose head are the heads and long necks of three stylized coves that stand over in hairstyle as a scimer. Mask with fine white and black polychrome. temporary scarifications and soft colored kaoli white on the eyelids. Artistic hairstyle based on overlapping lines of relief triangles. Usually Mblo masks present two birds faced, so this mask is an exceptional piece within its category and a further sample of the good know-how of the Baulé craftsman.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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