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This is the rating and price for A Fine And Rare Jimini/Ligbi Mask

Recorded provenance


Description : of hollowed oval form, the semi-circular beard beneath the convex facial plane of delicate and complex composition, with three small mouths, the central one pierced, beneath three raised T-shaped noses, the asymmetrical pierced cresent eyes framed by three rows of arching lines, two small flanges at the temples pierced at the tips beneath, and two forward-arching horns, fine adze marks and `A93' in white pigment at the reverse, blackened patina with areas of indigo, kaolin and camwood powder.
Price: 38 838.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 25000 USD-35000 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 49
Title : A Fine And Rare Jimini/Ligbi Mask
Provenance : Pace Primitive and Ancient Art, New York See The Center for African Art (1987: 106) for a related Ligbi mask, with three noses and mouths and similar coloration, in the collection of The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Sotheby's, auctioneer, New York, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Arts of Africa, Oceania & The Americas
Sale date : 17 May 2002 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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