H x W x D: 38.1 x 26.7 x 50.2 cm (15 x 10 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Côte d'Ivoire
Date:
Mid-20th century
Description:
Wood helmet mask. Overall grey weathered surface. Triangular flared lips, triangular spike projections from back of mouth. Vertical oval ears. Band of truncated pyramids on back of neck. Figure broken off top of head, chameleon with head broken off on back of head.
Provenance:
Samuel Rubin, New York, before 1964 to 1979
Published References:
Goldwater, Robert. 1964. Senufo Sculpture from West Africa. New York: Museum of Primitive Art; Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, no. 65.
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