Lot Essay
Cf. Fischer and Homberger, 1985, p.183, fig. 94, for a similar mask in the Kronos collection, New York
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Property from the Estate of William Kohler
A FINE GURO MASK
Details
A FINE GURO MASK
The slender face with small oval mouth with carved and whitened teeth, slender nose joining a ridge down the center of the forehead, two curved horns above, keloids to cheeks and temples, carved scarification on chin, reddened small ears, whitened notched hairline, fine dark patina with red and white painted embellishments, pierced twice at the border, one hole retaining wood peg, the back inscribed in white: No.38 Gouro
11¾in. (29.5cm.) high
The slender face with small oval mouth with carved and whitened teeth, slender nose joining a ridge down the center of the forehead, two curved horns above, keloids to cheeks and temples, carved scarification on chin, reddened small ears, whitened notched hairline, fine dark patina with red and white painted embellishments, pierced twice at the border, one hole retaining wood peg, the back inscribed in white: No.38 Gouro
11¾in. (29.5cm.) high
Provenance
Charles Ratton