GALERIE DES VENTES D'ORLEANS - Maître Guillaume CORNET commissaire-priseur
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DAN, Liberia Hardwood, red cloth, ritual coating, animal ski…
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143
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DAN, Liberia Hardwood, red cloth, ritual coating, animal ski…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
DAN, Liberia
Hardwood, red cloth, ritual coating, animal skin, teeth.
Rare horned "Zakpai" dance mask with face covered in red cloth and strips of monkey skin.
This aggressive mask was intended to inspire fear.
Total dimensions: 40 x 16 cm
Provenance: Acquired by the collector at a Roudillon sale at Maître Savot in Orléans in the 1990s.
Expert: Mr Christian Hervé Njiensi
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