Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 566
A Dan mask
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £3200
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Description
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.