Kaponyugo mask - Lot 3

Kaponyugo mask Senufo, Ivory Coast Dim. 62 x 35 x 31 cm Provenance : Former Pierre Vérité Collection until the Second World War, then transferred to the Mme X Collection by inheritance. During the Second World War, Madame's family had helped the Vérité family, already long-time friends, to save numerous works during the German occupation of France, thanks to a family property in the free zone. From this perilous history, which helped to save African and Oceanic works of art by crossing the demarcation line in hiding, survives this collection of 11 pieces never seen on the market and rediscovered on the occasion of this sale, a collection offered after the war to the family of the current owner as a sign of gratitude. Former Vérité collection until the end of the Second World War. Please ask for condition reports: they are not included in the cards.