Beautiful old "pota" mask · D. R. Congo, Pende (East) · ID: 3047488
sold
EUR 950
Provenance
Gijs Donkers, Leiden, The NetherlandsPiet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Size
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, base
According to Strother, “pota” performs with great variety and often executes manoevres associated with other masks. “Pota” often takes over duties from “giphogo” so that it is described as “first minister” among the village masks.
The object Beautiful old “pota” mask with the object ID 3047488 was part of the auction 96th Auction on April 24, 2021. The object with the lot number 132 achieved a sales price of EUR 950 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Strother, Z.S., Pende, Mailand 2008, p. 104, pl. 3