Miniature mask
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MPS-2
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- Height
- 7 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Representation of family mask made in miniature by the procedure of lost wax. The clearest expression of the purity of the lines of the Baule statuery…
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Full original description
Representation of family mask made in miniature by the procedure of lost wax. The clearest expression of the purity of the lines of the Baule statuery can be seen, with great richness of details in this small masterpiece of traditional African foundry. Also considered to weigh gold, with a proverbial meaning: A single head is not enough to deliberate.
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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