Zemanek-Münster

Female ancestor spirit mask "mwana phwevo" ·  Angola / Zambia, Luena / Lwena / Lovale · ID: 3048388

sold EUR 1,800
Provenance
Walter Bareiss, Salach, Germany
Neumeisters Moderne, Munich, 10 November 2005, Lot 150
Bettina Rübesam, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch

Description

wood, animal teeth, base


The object Female ancestor spirit mask “mwana phwevo” with the object ID 3048388 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 364 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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.


Publications

Roy, Christopher D., Kilengi, Afrikanische Kunst aus der Sammlung Bareiss, München 1997, p. 142, ill. 74; Expo cat.: "Kilengi. African Art from the Bareiss Family Collection", by Roy, Christopher D., Seattle, 1997, p.138, ill. 74

AHDRC: 0001516


Exhibition

Expo: "Kilengi. African Art from the Bareiss Family Collection": Hannover, Germany: Kestner Gesellschaft, 30 August-19 October 1997; Vienna, Austria: Mak - Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst, 12 November 1997-18 January 1998; Munich, Germany: Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, 8 April-5 July 1998; Iowa City, USA: The University of Iowa Museum of Art, 27 March-23 May 1999; Puchase, NY, USA: Neuberger Museum of Art, State University of New York, 26 September 1999-10 January 2000


Subscribe to our newsletter

Join over 10,000 tribal art collectors. Don't miss out on upcoming news and auctions.

Subscribe today