Anthropomorphic face mask · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan-Wobe · ID: 3050368
Dr. Engels, Liberia / Ivory Coast (coll. on site until 1954)
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25 September 1999, Lot 133
Engels worked as a Medical Practitioner in Liberia and Ivory Coast, where he acquired the most pieces of his collection in situ. His son extended the collection until 1967, when finally in 1998 the whole collection was sold.
Description
wood, beautiful patina, insect caused damage
The object Anthropomorphic face mask with the object ID 3050368 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 220.
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