African Tribal Art: Large Mbra cult monkey mask, Baule People, Ivory Coast. Late 19th-early 20th Century. This unusual mask, with a divination cup held aloft by eight small monkey figures balancing on the abstracted head of a large primate, has a smooth patina from use. Carved wood, with a custom-made steel display stand.

Approx. 31H x 14W x 18D, 39H on stand (inches).

Private Collection, Massachusetts, Private Collection, New York

Patinated, aged with some material and pigment losses.

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