Masque, Dan, Côte d'Ivoire

collects é par Pieter Jan Vandenhoute et Albert Maesen lors de l'"expédition en Côte d'Ivoire" organisée par l'Université de Gand et le Musée Vleeschuis d'Anvers, en 1938-39, n° IV, 1963
Acquis au retour de l'expédition par l'une des personnalités anversoises qui contribua à financer l'expédition
collects ion privée, acquis en 1982

Il porte, à l'intérieur, inscrit en rouge, le numéro d'inventaire "1963"

Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles, Utotombo, 25 mars - 5 juin 1988

Vandenhoute, Classification stylistique des masques Dan et Guéré de Côte d'Ivoire, 1948 : fig. 5
Utotombo, 1988 : n° 62

Good condition overall; wear consistent with age and use within the culture. Cracks and losses to the edges, as visible in the catalogue illustration, other scattered losses. Complex patina, with dry patina in places and glossy areas.
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