Lot 42
  • 42

Guro Mask, Ivory Coast

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • wood
  • Height: 25 1/2 in (64.8 cm)

Provenance

Prof. Dr. Feldmeier, Munich
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, acquired from the above
Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, acquired from the above after 2001
Reportedly Private American Collection
Lisa Bradley, New York, acquired from the above
Myron Kunin, Minneapolis, acquired from the above on December 14, 2003

Exhibited

Kunstverein Erlangen e.V., Erlangen, Kunst der Elfenbeinküste, 2001

Literature

Ulrich Klever, Bruckmann's Handbuch der Afrikanischen Kunst, Munich, 1975, pl. 120
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Kunst der Elfenbeinküste - Art of Ivory Coast, Munich, 2001, p. 80, fig. 24

Condition

Very good condition for an object of this type and age. Minor marks, nicks, scratches, abrasions, small chips, and cracks consistent with age and use. Minor surface flaws to the wood including to front of proper right horn. Open crack at point where two horns meet (between hands of the figure). Chipping around back rim. Fine blackened aged patina with some encrustation.
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