Figure in striped costume · D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3036014
not available anymore
Provenance
Gapereaux, Toulouse, FranceSize
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, light- and dark brown patina, metal tag eyes, camwood powder in the narrow deepened eye-zone, lips with drilled holes and remains of fibre, coiffure in vertical grooves, mass-filled drilled holes in both hands, slightly dam., crack (base), metal plate;
reminding of the full-body hand-woven costume of a mask performer.
The object Figure in striped costume with the object ID 3036014 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 395.
You can find more Figures and other popular object types on our related topic pages. You may also be interested in our page on African art.