Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi" · Gabon, Punu · ID: 3042776
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Paul O’Connor, Denver, USADenver Art Museum, USA (1952)
Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
light wood, black paint, traces of red and blue pigment, the face characteristically whitened with “pemba” (kaolin), several collection numbers on the backside “1952.673” - “NA.feld.19-XX-133” - “313.QA.EX”, slightly dam., abrasion of paint
The object Anthropomorphic face mask “okuyi” with the object ID 3042776 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 361 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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