This is the rating and price for Dan ‘Guere’ Mask, Ivory Coast, Early 20Th C
Description : Wood with a worn and varied black patina of ritual use with white kaolin encrustations
Ivory Coast, early 20th century
Dan people
Mask in the shape of a zoomorphic creature with horns
Cylindrically protruding eyes, pyramidal shaped nose, curved tusks and a wide, open mouth
The outer edge with small holes
Inside old inventory numbers
With a metal base
Height of the mask: c. 31 cm
Good, age related condition
Provenance: Private collection Munich
Published in Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, p. 457, Panterra Verlag 2008Condition:
The mask is in good, age related condition with usual signs of wear. The patina partly rubbed, drying cracks, wormy (inactive) and partly loss of material especially at the edge. The height of the mask is c. 31 cm.
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Estimate (low-high) : 1500 EUR-1950 EURIt's free to register now to view!
About the lot N° 48 Title : Dan ‘Guere’ Mask, Ivory Coast, Early 20Th C Auctionata Paddle8 AG, auctioneer, Berlin, DEIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : 498 Fine Tribal Art from Africa & Oceania Sale date : 21 Apr 2016It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale