A beautiful and very old mask with a double look, its mouth open, its slightly oblique eyes sculpted in the shape of castanets give it a wise and almost sleepy look, enclosing its wide and compact nose, a median scarification sculpted in relief goes up on its bulging forehead. A multitude of small wooden pins that used to fix his hair and beard are still in place and bear witness to a very ancient tradition. Guéré, Wé, Ivory Coast Wood, iron, braided plant fiber, wooden tenons, remnants of kola nuts and feathers (sacrificial patina), wear, accidents and numerous rodent bites, very beautiful patina of use H. 26 cm Provenance : - Former Marcel Évrard collection