DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The October 2022 Auctions: Day 2

Thu, Oct 13, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Lot 1328

SENUFO KPELIE, IVORY COAST, AFRICAN POLYCHROME CARVED WOOD MASK WITH METAL AND FIBER, 20TH CENTURY H 17" W 8"

Estimate: $600 - $800

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
Considered feminine, the masqueraders wearing the mask also dance during funeral celebrations to honor deceased Senufo elders (alongside the more aggressive wanyugo masquerade) and it is believed that the mask leads the spirit of the deceased away from his home and into the ancestral realm.