Lot 4
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A superb Baule bovine maskette, Ivory Coast

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

of diminutive bovine form with holes for attachment at the reverse; 'N.181' in white pigment on right side, typed label 'L71.24.1' on base; fine deep brown, slightly glossy patina.

Provenance

Helena Rubinstein, Paris and New York
Parke-Bernet Galleries, The Helena Rubinstein Collection, New York, April 21, 1966, lot 37
Acquired at the above auction

Exhibited

The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York, African Art in Westchester from Private Collections, April 24 – June 6, 1971

Literature

The Hudson River Museum (ed.), African Art in Westchester from Private Collections, Yonkers, 1971, cat. 97 (illustrated)
Suzanne Slezin, Over The Top. Helena Rubinstein: Extraordinary Style, Beauty, Art, Fashion, Design, New York, 2003, p. 110

Condition

Very good condition overall. Very minor loss at the back rim with patina developed over from age. Two holes manufactured at underside of snout, presumably for old mount.
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Catalogue Note

For a closely related mask cf. Kjersmeier (1935: pl. 52).