Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 20th February 2024

Lot 222

A Dan Diomande mask

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000

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Description

A Dan Diomande mask
Ivory Coast
with remains of resin to the top of the head and with pierced ears and carved chevron scarifications down the side of the face, slit eyes, pierced nostrils and the mouth with inset aluminium teeth,
25.5cm high.

Provenance
Old French Colonial Collection, collected in situ, thence by descent.
Private Collection, France.