Zemanek-Münster

Anthropomorphic face mask ·  D. R. Congo, Ndaaka · ID: 3043688

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Size
H: 22 cm/31 cm
H: 8.7 inch/12.2 inch

Description

animal skin, cuff and tuft from grass fibre, for the most part covered by a thick layer of encrusted patina (from “baked” colour pigments and lichen), original painting with black and red dots visible in one place, raised eyebrows and nose, without mouth, net-like plant fibre bonnet, face slightly deformed


The object Anthropomorphic face mask with the object ID 3043688 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 445.

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