Lot 375

Lobi Mask by Sikire Kambire

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Lobi Mask by Sikire Kambire

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Starting Bid: $400

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June 12, 2026 9:00 AM MDT
Live Auction
Louisville, CO, US

Description:

Burkina Faso, ca. 1930’s.. Attributed to Sikire Kambire (1896-1963), the finely carved mask with an animated facial expression, crowned by a tall peaked coiffure. The face features large semicircular eyes, ridged scarification at the temples, flared hollow nostrils, and projects from an ovoid collar engraved with linear motifs. Custom base. See related masks by Kambire in “African Masters: Art from the Ivory Coast”, Fischer and Homberger, 2014, p. 206. Also in “Kunst und Religion der Lobi”, Meyer, 1981, illus. 159-161, p. 131. Size: 8.5”H (21.6cm).

Provenance: Private NYC. collection; ex Kojo Volta, NY.

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Item # 71640

  • Condition: Warm cocoa brown patina with black pigmented detail.

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