DAN MASK, DEANGLE
COTE D'IVOIRE
African & Oceanic Art, Natural History and Ancient Art
Auction: 30 July 2025 from 14:00 BST
Description
carved wood and metal, featuring an elegantly carved profile with a softly contoured nose, narrowly parted lips inset with metal teeth, and minimal slit-like eyes, a single incised line runs from the crown of the forehead to the bridge of the nose, raised on a bespoke mount, bearing a label to the reverse reading: “Heinz J. Niehsen Rheydt”
Dimensions
26cm high
Provenance
Private collection, London, United Kingdom, acquired from the below
Bryan Reeves, Tribal Gathering, London
Hermann Sommerhage, Dusseldorf, Germany
Private Collection, Germany, formed 1930s