Lot 132: A fine and important Dan face mask--Ex. Galerie Le Corneur Roudillon

A fine and important Dan face mask, Mano/Kono; Liberia/Ivory Coast

Gagon mask, Of classical form, The figure with high sagittal crest coif. And pointed beard, the neck long and torso attenuated, the arms deficient; the legs carved crudely with a fiber loin cloth and beads about the neck and waist. Fine old encrusted patina. H. 9 3/4"

This lot is accompanied by an authentification study prepared by Dr. Arthur P. Bourgeois as well as the original receipt for the mask.

Comments:
Property from the estate of Rudolph de Harak

Provenance:
Galerie Le Corneur Roudillon, Paris; 1966. (With original photo certificate)
Ex. Rudolph de Harak, ME

Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000

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