IVORY COAST YAURE LO MASK WITH FIGURE

Ca. 20th century AD > A Yaure mask with an oval face, narrow eyes and projecting lips, surmounted by a seated female figure. The coiffure and crest are embellished with incised and modelled details. Yaure lo masks are associated with funerary performances and the restoration of social and spiritual balance after a death. Their composed human faces are combined with elaborate crests or superstructures. > > Size: 490mm x 160mm; Weight: 1.16kg > Provenance: Private London Collection; Ex. Private UK Collection. > >

Estimate:£200

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