Lot Essay
An old label on the inside reads Fang, Betsi.
Details
A LARGE AND UNUSUAL WOOD FANG MASK
Of almost cylindrial form, the eyes pierced crescents, thick arching brows leading into long, thin nose, small rectangular moiuth, half in black, the other half white and brown. 24½in. high (62.2cm.)
Of almost cylindrial form, the eyes pierced crescents, thick arching brows leading into long, thin nose, small rectangular moiuth, half in black, the other half white and brown. 24½in. high (62.2cm.)
Provenance
Christian Duponcheel,
Aaron Furman, Toronto
Sotheby's London, 1981, no. 268
Aaron Furman, Toronto
Sotheby's London, 1981, no. 268
Literature
Gillon, 1979, no. 113, p. 94