Zemanek-Münster

Helmet mask "hemba" ·  D. R. Congo, Suku · ID: 3036590

sold EUR 700
Provenance
Dutch Private Collection
Size
H: 44,5 cm
H: 17.5 inch

Description

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, carved with a standing elephant, abundant grass fibre cuff at the bottom, drilled holes, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion


The object Helmet mask “hemba” with the object ID 3036590 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 597 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 153


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