Chokwe Mask
$6,000.00
Chokwe mask from Angola / Democratic Republic of the Congo, the face with tall forehead, slit bulging eyes, open mouth with thick lips, linear scarification markings, and an old, incised coiffure with glass inlay. Provenance: Ex. Lempertz; Ex. Cole Harrell, NYC; Ex. Mrs. Leukers, Belgium; Ex. Sotheby’s, London, 27 October 1980, lot #153; Ex. Sotheby’s, New York, 23 October 1982, lot #314; Ex. Seymour Lazar, Palm Springs.
Height: 11.5 inches
Crack down the right side, from the ear to the back of the coiffure (held together by old wire/repair). Other chips/losses.
$ 60.00