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Double faced mask "kpelié" - Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo

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Double faced mask "kpelié" - Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo

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middle brown wood, dark brown patina, nearly identical formed faces with protruding mouth part and rich scarification marks, typical ornamental appendages and plug-like projections at the chin , crowned by a pair of horns with quadruped in the middle, min. dam., traces of abrasion, base
H: 26,5 cm, H: 10,4 inch
Provenance:
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany
Lit.: Förster, Till, Die Kunst der Senufo aus Schweizer Sammlungen, Zürich 1988, p. 39 f.
Continent: Africa

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Double faced mask "kpelié" - Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo

Name: Double faced mask \"kpelié\" - Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
SKU: 45344927
Price: 3300 EUR
Availability: InStock

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