BWA PLANK MASK BURKINA FASO carved wood and pigment, the flattened circular face with prominent cylindrical mouth and circular eyes, beak-like nose *******ing form the forehead and a flattened rectangular element *******ing from the top of the head, terminating in a U shaped element at the top, painted in red, black and white pigment (208cm tall) Footnote: Provenance: Sotheby’s, Tribal Art, London, 26 th June 1985, lot 125 Frederick Gore CBE RA (1913 - 2009), thence by descent