Anthropomorphic mask · Nepal · ID: 3040610
sold
EUR 2,400
Provenance
Pace Gallery, New York, USASize
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, accentuated eyebrows and cheek bones, asymmetrical arranged ears, “crooked” nose tip with drilled holes, slightly dam., minor missing parts (above all backside at the rim), base
evidence of ceremonial use are visible from the remnants of encrusted blackish mass in some places on the mask (mouth, temples, eyebrows).
The object Anthropomorphic mask with the object ID 3040610 was part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction on May 28, 2016. The object with the lot number 44 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,400 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.
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