A Baule portrait mask, Gba Gba, Ivory Coast, the pointed coiffure with linear carving, above a large forehead and relief carved eyebrows, the eyelids heightened with kaolin, flanked by scarifications before the ears, the outer edge with six pierced holes, on later presentation stand, 29.5cm excluding stand, 39.5cm inc stand
A private West Yorkshire collection.
Sold for £140
A Baule portrait mask, Gba Gba, Ivory Coast, the pointed coiffure with linear carving, above a large forehead and relief carved eyebrows, the eyelids heightened with kaolin, flanked by scarifications before the ears, the outer edge with six pierced holes, on later presentation stand, 29.5cm excluding stand, 39.5cm inc stand
ProvenanceA private West Yorkshire collection.