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ANTHROPOMORPHIC MASK
Culture Baoulé, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century
Bronze alloy
H.: 26; L.: 12.5 cm
Anthropomorphic facial mask in bronze alloy with an oval shape, punctuated by fine horizontal incisions, the openwork eyes in stuffed slits, the elongated nose ending in two round nostrils, the mouth is half-open and perforated, the corners of the lips, as well as the forehead, are punctuated with geometric scarifications. Its protruding ears are circular and the top of its forehead is animated at the top of a man standing on bent legs, the right hand holding a circular fan and topped with a disc crest.
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Ref. : 4523
Ref: MU23D4259U