A Fine Old Ligbe African mask Ex Scanzi Collection
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A carved wooden dance mask with a kind of plank or ritual tray with 4 egg like forms, also embellished with serpent images. Such a mask would have been used by the Do association of the West African Ligbi people and their neighbors during masked dances marking the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. *Please note the layered and weathered surface patina. Ligbi peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 17.5 x 5.5 inches. ** there is no display stand included.Provenance: Franco Giovanni Scanzi collection, France.
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Good, well handled and worn
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A Fine Old Ligbe African mask Ex Scanzi Collection
Estimate $800 - $1,500
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