Face mask with board-shaped superstructure · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3032934
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Provenance
Michael Sorafine, Los Angeles, USA (1980’s)Size
H: 39,5 cm
H: 15.6 inch
Description
wood, heart-shaped deepened facial plane, dyed in reddish brown, black and white, camwood powder in some areas, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, some drilled holes around the rim broken out, metal base;
the Pende people are living at the left bank of the the Kasai river. They became well known for their big masks, like “pumpu” and “giphogo”, rather than for their triangular miniature masks.
The object Face mask with board-shaped superstructure with the object ID 3032934 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 426.
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