Mask - Yaure - Africa (No reserve price)

magnificent Yaure mask, Ivory Coast wood, 34 cm high an introverted expression a dark patina worn with numerous nuances suggesting long use and ritual a white-pigmented, ornamented headband Bouaflé region in the central west of Ivory Coast and belonging to the Yaure/Yaouré tradition the dominant feature is the bird motif on the head with a downward-pointing white-pigmented beak an age-related crack in the bird's legs finely worked wings ex private collection Galerie Wolfgang Jaenicke, Berli

Estimate:$168.08

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