Helmet mask, D. R. Congo, Kete, Size: H: 50,5 cm (H: 19.9 inch), ID: 3033966

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Lot 378

71st tribal art auction

Helmet mask · D. R. Congo, Kete · ID: 3033966

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Provenance

German Private Collection, Hamburg

Size

H: 50,5 cm

H: 19.9 inch

Description

light brown wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, raised forehead ridge merging into curved eyebrows, big protruding eyes with three piercings underneath, raised scarifications in the area of the cheeks and the chin, pierced around the rim, min. dam., missing parts, cracks, slight traces of abrasion

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