Anthropomorphic mask · D. R. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3040632
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Provenance
Dutch CollectionSize
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
light wood, beautiful modelled face with flat nose, incised tattoos on forehead and cheeks, drilled ear holes for attachment of ornament, wash patina, small traces of original painting with kaolin and black colour, slightly dam., rep. (breakage backside at the lower rim)
The object Anthropomorphic mask with the object ID 3040632 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 366.
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