Face mask · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3036106
Description
light brown wood, matt patina, pokerwork, crowned by a pair of horns, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, base;
presumably a work of the carver Sikire Kambire (1896-1963) or his workshop.
The object Face mask with the object ID 3036106 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 162 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.
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Expertise
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, 22.4.2003, Munich, Germany
Comparing literature
Meyer, Piet, Kunst und Religion der Lobi, Zürich 1981, p. 127 ff. Yale Archive No. 0005565-001 (comparable object)