Zemanek-Münster

Face mask "mbuya"

D. R. Congo, Pende
sold EUR 500
Provenance
Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch

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


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