Polychrome wooden mask in the form of two heads, the front and back with two differently shaped faces, one with elaborate hairdo, both with a hornlike ornament surmounted by two similar, smaller faces. Several drill holes and piercings, probably to attach a mount or elaborate textile decoration. Slightly bumped, partially with small cracks and losses. On square wooden base. Height (without base) 83 cm. Cf. Schaedler/Klinkhardt/Biermann, Afrikanische Kunst, 1994, p. 185ff. and Halmer-Herzog/Kecskesi/Vaida, Das zweite Gesicht - Afrikanische Masken aus der Sammlung Barbier-Mueller, 1997, p. 34f. Provenance: Previously J. Gernsheim, A. Oetker, and L. van Velde Collection, respectively. Most recently South German private collection. Condition: II - IIIProvenance: Previously J. Gernsheim, A. Oetker, and L. van Velde Collection, respectively. Most recently South German private collection.