Helmet mask "hemba" · D. R. Congo, Suku · ID: 3036590
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Dutch Private CollectionSize
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
Comparing literature
Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 153