Four masks "mwana pwo" · Angola, Chokwe · ID: 3038511
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Northern German Private Collection, collected in situ in the 1950’s during employment of the collector with Woermann, HamburgSize
H: 25 cm - 29 cm
H: 9.8 inch - 11.4 inch
Description
wood, brown resp. reddish brown patina, typical forms and scarifications, characteristic eye-zone, one of the masks provided with abundant plant fibre coiffure, min. dam., partly showing traces of insect caused damage, traces of abrasion
The object Four masks “mwana pwo” with the object ID 3038511 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 530 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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