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Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi" ·  Gabon, Lumbo · ID: 3042975

sold EUR 1,200
Provenance
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon
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 cm
H: 9.8 inch

Description

light wood, kaolin, black pigment, mask with diadem-like headband and tripartite coiffure, painted cheek tattoos, rest. (left eye), missing parts (lower lip/backside at the rim), abrasion of paint


The object Anthropomorphic face mask “okuyi” with the object ID 3042975 was part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction on November 11, 2017. The object with the lot number 353 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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