A Yaure mask, Ivory Coast, collected in the region Bouaflé, village Yoho with a serene expression, the mouth is pouted and small painted white in the middle, thin nose and squinted eyes, the eyebrows connect in the middle with scarification marks and there is additional scarification on the temples; the face is surrounded by small triangular projections and there is a bird on the head with its beak planted in the the front of the hairline where a defined widows peak is carved. Signs of use; fine encrusted and darkened patina. Provenance: Sirike Ba, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

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Height: 29 cm
Weight: 1,3 kg (incl. stand)