Anthropomorphic mask · D. R. Congo, Ituri · ID: 3041458
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Size
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch
Description
wood, black patina, kaolin, painted with circles and lines, minor missing parts (rim), traces of insect caused damage, rep. (mask rim on the right/breakage at the chin spread with mass), base;
Ituri masks were made of the fresh wood of the “ntondo” or “agbagba” tree, specially felled for this purpose. Prayers are said and certain taboos observed by carvers during their work.
The object Anthropomorphic mask with the object ID 3041458 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 403.
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