Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

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Dan-Gio Miniature Mask, Liberia

Lot Closed

May 21, 04:30 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 USD

Lot Details

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Dan-Gio Miniature Mask, Liberia


Height: 5 ⅞ in (15 cm)

Possibly Vittorio Mangiò, Monza (based on an undated black and white photograph in his archives)

Paul and Maria Wyss, Basel, acquired by 1976

Pace Primitive, New York (inv. no. 54-3680)

Michael Oliver, New York

Jean and Noble A. Endicott, New York, acquired from the above in 2007

Michael Oliver, New York, reacquired from the above

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Eberhard Fischer and Hans Himmelheber, Die Kunst der Dan, Zürich, 1976, p. 108, cat. no. 100

Eberhard Fischer and Hans Himmelheber, The Arts of the Dan in West Africa, Zürich, 1984, p. 108, cat. no. 100

Museum Rietberg, Zürich, Die Kunst der Dan, October 17 - November 21, 1976