Antelope mask "walu" · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3039793
sold
EUR 330
Provenance
Southern German Collection (collected in situ in the 1960’s)Size
H: 63 cm
H: 24.8 inch
Description
wood, black paint, red and white pigment, typical form, rep. (right eye, both ears broken), missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks
The object Antelope mask “walu” with the object ID 3039793 was part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction on May 28, 2016. The object with the lot number 137 achieved a sales price of EUR 330 with an asking price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Bilot, Alain, Masques du pays Dogon, Paris 2001, p. 68 f.