Baule Mask Ivory Coast H: 29 cm. Wood, horsehair,... Lot 49

Baule Mask Ivory Coast H: 29 cm. Wood, horsehair, kaolin Mask with a high curved forehead overhung by a tiara headdress. The scarified face is built around the continuous eyebrow arches joining the bridge of the nose. The chin is adorned with a small horsehair goatee. The face is encircled with a serrated collar. Replacement object, circa 1960-1970, when the original was sold, harvested, stolen or destroyed, often made by the same sculptor as the original, this object was used as a consultant : Jean-Pierre Lacoste