Helmet mask "matemu" · D. R. Congo, Holo · ID: 3041090
sold
EUR 1,600
Size
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, kaolin, big bean-shaped eyes with narrow see slits, lower face half painted in white, abundant plant fibre cuff, min. dam., insect caused missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
Comparing literature
Herreman, Frank & Constantijn Petridis (ed.), Face of the Spirits, Tervuren 1993, p. 42 f.