Boki mask, Nigeria.
Wood with brown patina, metal.
(Accidents).
Height : 19,5 cm
Small Boki face with pierced eyes under a high forehead, the mouth provided with fine teeth in metal strips. From the corners of the mouth, two flexible lines run up to the temples. Very nice internal carving in vivid tool marks, marked by a shiny patina. The negative work on the mouth and eyes, in deep cavities, is notable. Perforations of attachment to the periphery.
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