Face mask "mbuya" · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3037262
Description
light wood, remains of black paint, red and white pigment, characteristic form: eyebrows forming one line, eyes with hanging lids and “snub nose”, plant fibre bonnet, embroidered with raffia bast, minor missing parts (drilled holes in the chin area broken out in parts), abrasion of paint, metal base
The object Face mask “mbuya” with the object ID 3037262 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 482 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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