Expressive mask with anthropomorphic features · Indonesia - Timor · ID: 3040237
Alain Bovis, Paris, France
Description
wood, encrusted greyish brown patina, facial features concentrated on a small area, closely set eyes, a large pierced mouth with three teeth stumps, missing: most part of the nose and area of the upper lip, two old original repairs, breakage/crack, spots along left rim;
mask performances were originally part of the rituals surrounding headhunting. After being suppressed by the Dutch colonial government in the late 19th century, all things associated with headhunting, including mask dances, declined.
The object Expressive mask with anthropomorphic features with the object ID 3040237 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 18.
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