Ovoid Mask
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: BRN-98
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- Material
- Bronze, lost wax
Small bronze mask whose shape is that of an egg, with a hole in the back. Figure of difficult realization with the technique of lost wax.…
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Full original description
Small bronze mask whose shape is that of an egg, with a hole in the back. Figure of difficult realization with the technique of lost wax. The eyes and numerous scarifications in the form of coffee beans. These masks in addition to being used as pendant also have the function of passport masks. Old patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
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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