Dyeponyo Wé-Guéré mask, Ivory Coast Wood H. 25... Lot 27

Dyeponyo Wé-Guéré mask, Ivory Coast Wood H. 25 cm Provenance : - Former collection Egill Jacobsen (1910-1998), Copenhagen Mask with feminine Dyeponyo features. The sensual, oval face has a large half-open mouth. The large, broad nose with its imposing nostrils is flanked by two bulging eyes pierced by a slit. Two ears emanate from the widely rounded forehead. Beautiful dark and shiny patina. For a similar example, see Museum Rietberg, Zurich, reproduced in Les Maîtres de la sculpture de Côte d'Ivoire, ill.188, p.146.