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A BAULE BUSHCOW MASK
Of slender form, the protruding open snout with carved teeth and tongue, a notched curved ridge joining the snout to the notched ridge at the center of the forehead, small circular eyes in relief, notched bands bordering the face, short horns curving at the tips, whitened circular ears with notched borders, traces of red and white pigments, old labels
13in. (33cm.) high
Of slender form, the protruding open snout with carved teeth and tongue, a notched curved ridge joining the snout to the notched ridge at the center of the forehead, small circular eyes in relief, notched bands bordering the face, short horns curving at the tips, whitened circular ears with notched borders, traces of red and white pigments, old labels
13in. (33cm.) high
Provenance
Brentano's, New York
Mrs. George W. Crawford
Mrs. George W. Crawford
Literature
Masterpieces of African Art, Brooklyn, 1954, no.52 (not illustrated)
Exhibited
The Brooklyn Museum, 1954, no. 52