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Helmet mask "hemba"
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Lot 597
76th tribal art auction

Helmet mask "hemba"

D. R. Congo, Suku
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

Comparing literature

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

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