Anthropomorphic mask · Tanzania, Nyamwesi-Sumbwa · ID: 3052800
Price
EUR 6,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, BelgiumFred Jahn, Munich, Germany
Jahn Galerie Franke, Stuttgart, Germany
German Private Collection, Baden-Württemberg
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11 July 2009, lot 501
Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 34 cm x 26 cm x 23 cm
H: 13.4 inch x 10.2 inch x 9.1 inch
Description
wood, pigments, black mass, handwritten inventory no. “HKBI709", missing part, base
The mask is variously attributed to the Nyamwesi or the closely related Sumbwa. Due to the considerable stylistic overlap between the two groups, a definitive attribution remains difficult.
The object Anthropomorphic mask with the object ID 3052800 was part of the auction Auction 106 on April 25, 2026, lot number 398 at that time and is currently available for EUR 6,000 in Open sale.
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Publications
Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, München 1994, p. 403, ill. 210
AHDRC: 0119416