A Kran / Guerre mask, Ivory Coast, with a conical mouth/ muzzle punctured with metallic dots, opened at the top with teeth in a circular way, two triangular hollowed out eyes, the forehead is bulging outwards, the flat surface of the face is painted in white, the is some straw and thin ropes around the jaw of the mask, along with a thin line of orange beads; traces of white coloring, traces of use. Lit.: Masken der Wè und Dan Elfenbeinküste, die Sammlung des Schweizer Malers Charles Hug, Paris 1928-31 mit einem Beitrag zum Maskenwesen der Wè von Hans Himmelheber. sold Height: 33 cm |
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