Anthropomorphic mask · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3036910

Name: Anthropomorphic mask
SKU: 3036910
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)

Size

H: 40 cm

H: 15.7 inch

Description

wood, encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, of concave vaulted form, rectangular pierced eyes, framed by projections on both sides, a high vaulted forehead with small ears on top, pierced around the rim in two rows, fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
depicting a person called “the hunter”. The masks are carved by the person who wears it lateron. It is completed by a plant fibre costume which covers the most part of the body.

The object Anthropomorphic mask with the object ID 3036910 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 152.

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