two-carved-african-masks-ivory-coast
Lot 421
Two Carved African Masks, Ivory Coast
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Painted with black, red, kaolin; the first, Senufu, having extend horns wrapped with burlap and cowrie shells (18 in.) (hairlines at chin and left side; burlap unraveling), the second, likely Baule, features an extended chin and helmet (kaolin flaking; some chips to helmet extensions, ears, chin).

From the collection of Roy High, Cary, North Carolina