Helmet mask "matemu" · D. R. Congo, Holo · ID: 3034324

Name: Helmet mask "matemu"
SKU: 3034324
Price: 1500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 1,500

Provenance

German Private Collection

Size

H: 24 cm

H: 9.4 inch

Description

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, cross-shaped cheek scarifications, coiffure carved with circular ornaments, plant fibre cuff, rep. (cracks at the back), small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, metal socle

Comparing literature

Neyt, Francois, Die Kunst der Holo, München 1982, p. 133, ill. 107

Africa

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