$2,875
Baule Mask, Ivory Coast, hollowed-out portrait mask, with yoke collar around the neck, pointed chin, round, protruding open mouth, elongated raised nose, the eyes closed below an elaborate coiffure with three points, on metal stand, ht. 17 in. Provenance: Herbert Baker collection, California. Literature: The Herbert Baker Collection, The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1969, number 112, p. 14. Exhibitions: The Herbert Baker Collection, The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1969. Estimate $3,000-5,000 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-12-14
