ANTHROPOMORPHIC KPAN MASK (GOLI DANCE)
- Ivory Coast
- Baule - western Baule region
- (Guro-style influence)
- Early 20 th century
- Wood, brass leaf, kaolin
- H. 36.8 cm (14.5 in.)
- Provenance:
• Formerly in the Lindenmuseum, Stuttgart, Germany.
• V. L. Wilson, United Kingdom (by 20 November 1967).
• Sotheby’s, London, Primitive Art and Indian Sculpture (sale), 20 November 1967, lot 70.
• Mrs B. Martin, acquired from above.
• Sotheby’s, London, Primitive Art and Indian Sculpture, also Islamic Pottery, Metalwork and Glass (sale), 13 July 1971, lot 185.
• Lake, acquired from above.
• Private collection, Switzerland.
• Eduardo Uhart, Paris/Santiago, Chili, 2012.
• Sotheby’s, Paris, Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie (sale), 12 June 2012, lot 44.
• Galerie Alain de Monbrison, Paris.
•Private collection, France.
- Publications:
• Primitive Art and Indian Sculpture: The Property of Dr. V. L. Wilson, the Property of Mrs. D. H. Walker and Other Owners, Sotheby’s, London, Monday, 20 November 1967 (sale catalogue).
• Primitive Art and Indian Sculpture, also Islamic Pottery, Metalwork and Glass, Sotheby’s, London, Tuesday, 13 July 1971. (sale catalogue).
- Scientific report:
• X-ray radiography, Dr N. Favoreel, Department of Radiology, Sint-Amandsberg (Belgium), December 2025.
Photo credit : Studio Asselberghs – Frédéric Dehaen
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