Buffalo mask · Burkina Faso, Bwa · ID: 3039562
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, GermanySize
H: 77 cm
B: 44,5 cm
H: 30.3 inch
B: 17.5 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina, remains of polychrome paint, dominated by prominent eyes and projecting horns, incised geometrical ornaments, missing parts (horn tips), cracks, traces of abrasion, insect caused damage
The object Buffalo mask with the object ID 3039562 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 198 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 148