Description
*An ancient mask with eyes encircled by tin, bearing carved scarification arches under the eyes and on the cheeks characteristic of its group, with subtle sculpting of the volumes of the cheekbones, the arches and a median ridge on the forehead. He still wears his old headdress of finely braided fibers. For two other Dan Toura masks, see : Trésors de la Côte d'Ivoire, Fonds Mercator, 2014, p. 48, n° 21 and n° 22. Dan Toura, Ivory Coast Hardwood, iron, vegetable fibers, small minor accident on the back, old patina of use. H. 24 cm Provenance : Nadine Vinot-Postry Collection, Cuernavaca. *This lot is sold in temporary importation.
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*An ancient mask with eyes encircled by tin, bearing carved scarification arches under the eyes and on the cheeks characteristic of its group, with subtle sculpting of the volumes of the cheekbones, the arches and a median ridge on the forehead. He still wears his old headdress of finely braided fibers. For two other Dan Toura masks, see : Trésors de la Côte d'Ivoire, Fonds Mercator, 2014, p. 48, n° 21 and n° 22. Dan Toura, Ivory Coast Hardwood, iron, vegetable fibers, small minor accident on the back, old patina of use. H. 24 cm Provenance : Nadine Vinot-Postry Collection, Cuernavaca. *This lot is sold in temporary importation.
