A Senufo Kpelié mask, village Dikodougou, Ivory Coast, of hollowed oval form, a pointed mouth beneath a slender nose framed by pierced slit eyes, a domed forehead, linear decorative scars on both cheeks and around the mouth, surmounted by chameleon, framed by elaborate abstract appendages, pierced through at the rim for attachment; reddish encrusted patina, traces of age and ritual use, incl. stand.

Lit.: Holas, B., L´Art Sacré Sénoufo, Limoges, 1978, Facing the Mask, Herreman, Frank, Museum for African Art. s. publ; Wolfgang Jaenicke blog "Forbidden games".

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Height: 35 cm
Weight: 820 g