Zemanek-Münster

Face mask

Burkina Faso, Lobi
sold EUR 600
Size
H: 23,5 cm
H: 9.3 inch

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.


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)

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