Figure in striped costume ·  D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3036014

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.

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