Face mask · D. R. Congo, Yombe · ID: 3043552
not available anymore
Provenance
Leif Birger Holmstedt, Odense, Denmark (1970s)Size
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Description
wood, shiny patina, polychrome paint, bump-like projection on the forehead, min. dam., rep. (temple area to the right), traces of insect caused damage, small missing parts, cracks, base
The object Face mask with the object ID 3043552 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 482.
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Comparing literature
Lehuard, Raoul, Art Bakongo, Les Masques, Arnouville 1993, p. 761