29th Jul, 2021 9:30
Fine Art, Antiques, Asian & Tribal Art
A pair of Baule female masks, Nigeria, each with sculpted coiffure, the larger with scarifications and almond shaped eyes with crescent shaped eye slits, the smaller with painted kaolin white eyes above straight eye slits, with dog tooth beard, covered in a dark pigment, 31cm & 26cm respectively; and an Igbo female ancestor mask, Nigeria, the face with scarifications, covered in a dark, pigment (flaked in parts), 25.5cm
A private West Yorkshire collection.
Sold for £80
A pair of Baule female masks, Nigeria, each with sculpted coiffure, the larger with scarifications and almond shaped eyes with crescent shaped eye slits, the smaller with painted kaolin white eyes above straight eye slits, with dog tooth beard, covered in a dark pigment, 31cm & 26cm respectively; and an Igbo female ancestor mask, Nigeria, the face with scarifications, covered in a dark, pigment (flaked in parts), 25.5cm
ProvenanceA private West Yorkshire collection.
