Mask Passport
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: BR-16
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- Height
- 17 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Bronze mask of the type passport that could also be destined to be hung. Prepared by the procedure of lost wax. Careful work in the elaboration…
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Full original description
Bronze mask of the type passport that could also be destined to be hung. Prepared by the procedure of lost wax. Careful work in the elaboration of hair, eyebrows and beard. Spiral circles are typical of groups Akan. Open mouth and expression of serenity. The dark color of the patina denotes an age of sufficient more than half a century.
Further technical information
- Width
- 9 cm
- 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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