Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi" · Gabon, Lumbo · ID: 3042972
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situ (1925)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: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, white pigment “pemba”, black paint, large flat face with pure and refined traits, curved eyebrows with narrow sickle-shaped see slits underneath, the coiffure projecting from the head in four tapered lobes, flat disc-shaped projection around the chin, scarification marks on temples and forehead, slightly dam., abrasion of paint
The object Anthropomorphic face mask “okuyi” with the object ID 3042972 was part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction on November 11, 2017. The object with the lot number 350 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0146581