Lot 3221

AFRICAN BAULE/GURO PORTRAIT MASK

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A FINE BAULE PORTRAIT STYLE MASK AFRICAN ART: A very finely carved wooden mask with serene facial expressions and elaborate and detailed coiffure and designs. Baule peoples, Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa. The mask measures 13 x 8 inches ( 18.5 inche

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Baule/Guro People, Ivory Coast, carved and painted wood, a woman's face with scarification, ornate coiffure with combs, curled horns surmounted by a bird with a fish in its beak, roughly 29" x 7" x 9". Good condition.Closely related cultures, both having anthropomorphic attributes to their funeral masks, which show the subject at the height of their youth and beauty, no matter their age at death. Provenance: From the Estate of Joyce Colby.

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AFRICAN BAULE/GURO PORTRAIT MASK

Name: AFRICAN BAULE/GURO PORTRAIT MASK
SKU: 91761068
Price: 250 USD
Availability: InStock

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