Sun Mask
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MFANT-90
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- Height
- 23 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Very representative mask of Baule art, with a great harmony of lines on a face of great finesse and deep expression slipped by the kaoli of…
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Full original description
Very representative mask of Baule art, with a great harmony of lines on a face of great finesse and deep expression slipped by the kaoli of his eyes. Frontal and facial scarifications. Small mouth and enlarged relief nose at its base. The mask is surrounded by a zig.zag of angles representing the rays of the sun. A defect of wood on the right cheek. Dark brown patina.
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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