Description:

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bobo peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden helmet mask depicting a tall, dark face peering out from beneath a plateaued brow and a serrated crest. The slender nose stretches up above the pursed lips and incised facial scars, and a band of drilled suspension holes - for attaching a larger costume component - line the lower periphery of the mask, just beneath the petite pair of cupped ears. Remains of white kaolin pigment and red pigment are visible within some of the incised striations decorating the stylized countenance. Size: 12" W x 19.75" H (30.5 cm x 50.2 cm)

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Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA; ex-Fernandez Leventhal Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-private Canadian collection

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#187303

  • Condition: Pressure fissure on verso, otherwise in great condition. Deep brown patina throughout.

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