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Auction archive: Lot number 118Y

Bete Mask, Ivory Coast

Estimate
US$7,000 - US$9,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 118Y

Bete Mask, Ivory Coast

Estimate
US$7,000 - US$9,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

nyabwa Wood, brass tacks, fur height 11in (28cm) Provenance: Alfred L. Scheinberg, Inc., New York Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above in 1988 A highly abstract mask with facial protuberances amongst openwork negative space. The domed forehead projects over the slit, domed eyes, an elongated nose and open mouth; fine dark brown patina with encrustations, brass tacks decorated throughout and an applied fur "beard".

Auction archive: Lot number 118Y
Auction:
Datum:
15 May 2013
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

nyabwa Wood, brass tacks, fur height 11in (28cm) Provenance: Alfred L. Scheinberg, Inc., New York Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above in 1988 A highly abstract mask with facial protuberances amongst openwork negative space. The domed forehead projects over the slit, domed eyes, an elongated nose and open mouth; fine dark brown patina with encrustations, brass tacks decorated throughout and an applied fur "beard".

Auction archive: Lot number 118Y
Auction:
Datum:
15 May 2013
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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