BAOULE R. D. CONGO
Wooden "Moon" mask with brown... Lot 570
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BAOULE R. D. CONGO
Wooden "Moon" mask with brown patina representing the phenomenon of day and night, appearing during the
to warm up the performance space before the other masks arrive. The mask is surrounded
by a frieze of small triangles to signify the luminosity of the star.
Half-closed slit eyes, a forehead scarification increasing the length of the nose, a round, whistling mouth
and stretched forward. Two cross-shaped scarifications on the cheekbones.
Circa 1940 / 1950
Diameter: 19.5 cm
Provenance: Former Simon du Chastel
du Chastel collection.
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