Anthropomorphic face mask "kasangu" · D. R. Congo, Salampasu · ID: 3050952
Starting price
EUR 400
Estimated price
EUR 800
Provenance
French Private CollectionVera & Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, Charity Auction, 31 January 2015, lot 213
Size
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments, handwritten collection no. “15/343”, base
Traditionally, Salampasu masks pertained to a broad range of male associations and concurrent initiations.
Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 320
Publications
AHDRC: 0039124