Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi" · Gabon, Tsogho · ID: 3042970
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situ (1913-1917)Emmy Martin, Alsace
Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin
Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin
Family estate until today
Size
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch
Description
wood, white earth “pemba”, red pigment, brown patina, diamond-shaped face crowned by crested coiffure, narrow slit bean-shaped eyes, flat triangular nose, mouth with curled lips originally painted in red, band tattoo on the forehead, slightly dam., minor missing parts, abrasion of paint, crack (right side of the head)
The object Anthropomorphic face mask “okuyi” with the object ID 3042970 was part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction on November 11, 2017. The object with the lot number 348 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.
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AHDRC: 0146580