A Dan mask

A Dan mask

Ivory Coast

with carved grooves above the slit eyes and scarifications on the forehead and below the eyes, with an open mouth and a small metal staple to the chin,

26cm high.

Provenance

Galerie Le Corneur, Paris

Gimpel Fils, London, acquired from the above January 1969.

Exhibited

Primitive Art from 2500 BC, Gimpel Fils, London, 3 December 1968 - 18 January 1969, cat no. 136.