Description
Culture Dan.
Gunye Ge" facial mask with large round eyes and prominent forehead. Tubular mouth with upper lips bordered by two metal blades as teeth. Carved and patinated wood. Ivory Coast. Height : 21 cm. With base. Provenance: Dispersal due to inheritance of the Art Premier collection of the late Mr. "S" (1927 - 1992), professor at the University of Liège, then passed on by descent. Previously Galerie Jean Roudillon and Olivier Le Corneur, Paris (label). Then Jacques Blazy collection (1979.)
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