29th Jul, 2021 9:30
A Baule/Guro passport mask, Ivory Coast, with tall coiffure, oval eye slits, the open mouth showing teeth, 27.5cm; a shallow Chokwe attributed mask, Democratic Republic of Congo, with relief and linear carved scarifications, heightened with kaolin and covered in a thick black pigment, 22cm
A private West Yorkshire collection.
Sold for £30
A Baule/Guro passport mask, Ivory Coast, with tall coiffure, oval eye slits, the open mouth showing teeth, 27.5cm; a shallow Chokwe attributed mask, Democratic Republic of Congo, with relief and linear carved scarifications, heightened with kaolin and covered in a thick black pigment, 22cm
ProvenanceA private West Yorkshire collection.
