Baule, Ivory Coast: An ornamental pendant made of gold, with a beautiful mask face.
A very finely manufactured, oval pendant made of gold, with a typical Baule mask face at its centre. With high eyebrow arches, as well as with typical tribal scarification marks on the cheeks and above the root of the nose. Framed with a crown of filigree spirals and knop lines. Two hangers in the upper section. ‘Waste mould’ casting. A casting defect on the forehead of the mask, a minor tear to the lower left. First half of the 20th century; dimensions: 7.5 cm x 6.2 cm. Gold content: c. 585. (ME)
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
24.03.2014 - 16:00
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EUR 4,000.- to EUR 5,000.-
Baule, Ivory Coast: An ornamental pendant made of gold, with a beautiful mask face.
A very finely manufactured, oval pendant made of gold, with a typical Baule mask face at its centre. With high eyebrow arches, as well as with typical tribal scarification marks on the cheeks and above the root of the nose. Framed with a crown of filigree spirals and knop lines. Two hangers in the upper section. ‘Waste mould’ casting. A casting defect on the forehead of the mask, a minor tear to the lower left. First half of the 20th century; dimensions: 7.5 cm x 6.2 cm. Gold content: c. 585. (ME)
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 24.03.2014 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 18.03. - 24.03.2014 |