Bronze Mask Kpelie
Senufo · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: BR-11
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- Height
- 30 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Kpelié mask with a cove pecking over the head. Oval head, crowned by two flat buffalo horns whose tips tend to be touched. Two small stylized…
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Full original description
Kpelié mask with a cove pecking over the head. Oval head, crowned by two flat buffalo horns whose tips tend to be touched. Two small stylized legs of antelope appear on the sides. Outstanding nose and mouth. On each side of the mouth there is a small ring and a knob under the chin. Concentrically striated circular eyes.
Further technical information
- Width
- 15 cm
- 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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