MALAGAN MASK
NEW IRELAND
£6,500
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 27 November 2018 at 11:00 GMT
Description
carved wood, pigment, opercula shell and fibre, a rare style, painted in dark red enhancing the confident lines of the face, additional decorative elements painted in orange and black, the eyes projecting forward and inlaid with opercula shell signifying the pupils, the broad nose with remants of fibre attachment in the centre, the mouth baring teeth with protruding tongue, the edges with incisions for the original attachment of the tapa cloth, mounted
Dimensions
30cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, Dordogne, France.
Private collection, London.