The mask with high rising fish-tail device, the rounded forehead above a large ocular area with carved eyes and crescentric cutouts beneath, the face narrow and tapering beneath with small tubular lips. Fine patina and age. On a custom base.
Provenance: Collected in Congo prior to 1970 by Lawson Mooney, former Director of Catholic Aid Agencies; Dr. Kenneth Adelman, former US Deputy Ambassador to the UN, and one time member of USAID, Zaire, c. 1975; A NY Private collection.
