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Auction archive: Lot number 10

A 19th century Baule 'Kpan' mask.

Estimate
€8,000 - €12,000
ca. US$9,451 - US$14,177
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 10

A 19th century Baule 'Kpan' mask.

Estimate
€8,000 - €12,000
ca. US$9,451 - US$14,177
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Ivory Coast. 42 cm. Part of the Goli dance ceremony, usually performed during the funeral of high ranking and respected community members, this very early 'Kpan Pre' mask is believed to be a depiction of the youngest member of the family and represents the fusion between the untamed animal world and the human world. (VJ) Provenance: Herbert Baker Chicago. Dr. Albert, Paris. Exhibited: Museum of Primitive Art 1969 (The Herbert Baker Collection) Published: The Herbert Baker Collection. the Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1969, nr. 112. AHDRC nr. ao-0180387-001

Auction archive: Lot number 10
Auction:
Datum:
4 Oct 2021
Auction house:
Dorotheum GmbH & Co. KG
Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Beschreibung:

Ivory Coast. 42 cm. Part of the Goli dance ceremony, usually performed during the funeral of high ranking and respected community members, this very early 'Kpan Pre' mask is believed to be a depiction of the youngest member of the family and represents the fusion between the untamed animal world and the human world. (VJ) Provenance: Herbert Baker Chicago. Dr. Albert, Paris. Exhibited: Museum of Primitive Art 1969 (The Herbert Baker Collection) Published: The Herbert Baker Collection. the Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1969, nr. 112. AHDRC nr. ao-0180387-001

Auction archive: Lot number 10
Auction:
Datum:
4 Oct 2021
Auction house:
Dorotheum GmbH & Co. KG
Wien | Palais Dorotheum
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