BWA BUTTERLY MASK
BURKINA FASO
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
£625
Description
carved wood and pigment, the spread wings decorated with a pair of concentric circles and semi-circles, triangle and checkboard motifs on either side, the protruding mouth and nose reduced to an abstract representation, red, black and white pigment
Dimensions
125cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired at Bonhams around the year 2000