Lot 168: A Loma mask with cloth costume

Loma, Liberia; H: 16" (mask only)

The mask of the Bakorogi type, with original large feathered headdress, the mask black with angular facial planes and open mouth with barred teeth. The cloth tied about the perimeter, added long after the initial creation of the mask, to cover the dancer. rare to find intact and with both coif and cape. On a large custom mount.

Provenance:
Property of a New York private collector

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