Wè-Géré/Wobe
Additional information:
Ethnic group:
Wè-Géré or Wobe
Country:
Ivory Coast
Period:
19th century
Material:
Wood, Metal, pigments, fibers, paper (old labels indicated its provenance and publication by L. Segy in 1958)
Height:
29cm
Provenance:
Ladislas Segy (1904-1988)/Segy Gallery, New York, USA / Paulo Akam, Lisboa, Portugal
Other information:
Published: Segy (Ladislas), “African Sculpture”, New York: Dover Publications, 1958: #28 / This mask is registered in the African Heritage, Documentation and Research Center (AHDRC – Van Rijn Archive) with number #0064388
