Anthropo-/zoomorphic mask (gorilla) · Gabon, Mimongo area · ID: 3041875

Name: Anthropo-/zoomorphic mask (gorilla)
SKU: 3041875
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Patrice Bremond, Nice, France
Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France

Size

H: 30 cm

H: 11.8 inch

Description

light wood, face whitened with kaolin, reduced but expressive in form: the pierced round eyes and the big mouth with strong pointed teeth accentuated by red pigment, tiny wooden plugs around the rim (only partly preserved), slightly dam., cracks (chin), abrasion of paint, base

The object Anthropo-/zoomorphic mask (gorilla) with the object ID 3041875 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 328.

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