Property from an American Private Collection
Dogon or Mossi Mask, Mali
Auction Closed
June 18, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an American Private Collection
Dogon or Mossi Mask, Mali
Wood, natural pigments, resin, cotton fiber
Height: 54 ⅜ in (138.1 cm)
The interior of the mask with a circular paper label, printed in black ink: "MATHIAS KOMOR [/] WORKS OF ART [/] NEW YORK", and inscribed in black ink: "D 394 [/] Mossi-M-Kurumba"
Mathias Komor, New York (inv. no. D 394)
Daniel and Marian Malcolm, Tenafly, New Jersey, acquired from the above on February 26, 1970
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Christopher Roy, Art of the Upper Volta Rivers, Meudon, 1987, p. 135, cat. no. 105