Face mask, Tanzania, Makonde, Size: H: 23 cm (H: 9.1 inch), ID: 3043169

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Lot 500

88th Tribal Art Auction

Face mask · Tanzania, Makonde · ID: 3043169

not available anymore

Provenance

Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19 September 2009, lot 438
Christian Franke, Murrhardt, Germany

Size

H: 23 cm

H: 9.1 inch

Description

terracotta, encrusted patina, remains of pigments, drilled holes around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of abrasion, cracks

The object Face mask with the object ID 3043169 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 500.

You can find more Masks and other popular object types on our related topic pages. You may also be interested in our page on African art.

Comparing literature

Blesse, Giselher, Kunst aus Ostafrika, Leipzig 2004, p. 22

Publications

AHDRC: 0086403

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