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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
17-Jun-2010
Lot No.
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Description:
Exceptional Dogon mask, heavily abstracted form in Baboon totem. Hollowed dome-like form, the flat jaw supporting a broad mouth beneath a sloping facial plane comprised of three vertical ribs framing the inset pierced eyes, two holes at the cheeks for the insertion of a bite-stick beneath c-shaped ears on the sides; exceptionally fine and encrusted reddish brown patina. Mali. Height 31 cm. Width 13.5 cm D1.8 cm.
Estimate:
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Price:
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Category:
Tribal: African