Dimitri André

West and East African Art Auction

Polychrome half-face mask. The mouth is triangular in shape with curved lateral walls, which contains inside another triangle, this time with straight sides, both with the apex pointing upward. Above the mouth, a short nose with a wide base. The eyes, almond-shaped, half-closed, with eyebrows drawn as lines on the upper eyelid.

Provenance: N Gom Codov, Paris
Argiles Collection, Barcelona

Mascara semicasco policromada. La boca tiene forma triangular con las paredes laterales curvas, que tiene en su interior otro triángulo, esta vez de lados rectos, ambos con el pico hacia arriba. Por encima de la boca una nariz corta de ancha base. Los ojos, almendrados, semicerrados con cejas dibujadas mediante rayas en el párpado superior. 

Provenance: N Gom Codov, Paris
Argiles Collection, Barcelona

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Anthropomorphic mask - Mossi - Burkina Faso

Mid 20th century - Wood - Excellent condition

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Anthropomorphic wooden mask titled Mascara antropomorfa, Mossi origin from Burkina Faso, dating to the mid-20th century, 55 cm high, in excellent original condition, provenance Colección privada (N Gom Codov, Paris; Argiles Collection, Barcelona).

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Anthropomorphic wooden mask titled Mascara antropomorfa, Mossi origin from Burkina Faso, dating to the mid-20th century, 55 cm high, in excellent original condition, provenance Colección privada (N Gom Codov, Paris; Argiles Collection, Barcelona).

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