Masque showing a face with a smiling expression,... Lot 160

Masque showing a face with a smiling expression, the wrinkled forehead marked by incision Hardwood, old honey-brown patina, discrete remains of red ink pigments, studded yak skin Nepal 31 x 22 cm Provenance: collection of Jean-Pierre CORMERAIS, ethnologist and author of the reference work Les Chemises des Dieux - Univers magique de la peinture Yao, published by White Lotus Press 2011.