Description:

**Originally Listed At $500**

West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A petite passport maskette with stylized anthropomorphic features, hand-carved from lightweight wood, created to serve as an amulet by the Dan peoples and neighboring cultures to connect the owner with a specific spirit that is believed to offer guidance and protection. This example has an elongated pointed head with a ridged coiffure, a protruding nose, deep set eyes with faint incised eyelids, and pursed lips. The surface is highly polished and has developed lustrous and smooth patina. Size: 4.125" L x 2.3" W (10.5 cm x 5.8 cm); 5.75" H (14.6 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Mark Isaacson and Greg Nacozy collection

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#172099

  • Condition: Chips and abrasions to high pointed areas and peripheries. Stable pressure fissures to verso. Lustrous and dark patina throughout.

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