Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
3-4 March 1931
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/906
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    305 306 307 308 309 A massive French Congo Head in carved wood, with winged head-dress, the eyes overlaid with metal discs, 12 im., on square wood base; from the Pahouins Region [Pl. VIIT] A Ceremonial Dancing Mask in carved wood, with ram’s horn head-dress, 10 in.; French Guinea Another, from the same region, with poimted horns making an arch, the face in red pigment, the hair, ears and palmette motifs in black, 15 in. An unusual Dancing Mask with pointed horns meeting at the top, domed forehead, bulging eyes and square mouth, decorated with a broad band of triangular motifs, 13 in.; from the Guinea Coast | A fine Box and. Cover, in black wood, of circular cone form, decorated with a band of ribbing and hoop ornament, the cover surmounted by a finely carved head with comb head- dress, a rare specimen, 91im.; from the Ivory Coast A fine carved wood Fetish Figure of a Woman, in black wood, with tall neck and high cone head-dress, the arms movable, 12%in.; from the Ivory Coast 310 dll MASKS FROM THE Ivory COAST. A fine Female Mask of painted oval shape, with short horn head-dress, the eyes with slits and semi-circular grooves, the lips pouting, 13 in. Another, smaller, decorated with black pigment enriched with red round the lips, the hair marked with a band of dentate ornament, and surmounted by a square knot carved with a diamond motif, 10 in.