Zemanek-Münster

Horned mask "giphogo"

D. R. Congo, Pende
sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
Eduard Hess, Oberwil, Switzerland
Hans Hess, Basel, Switzerland (1970)
Eduard Hess, Oberwil, Switzerland (1973)
Size
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch

Description

wood, polychrome paint, a heart-shaped facial plane with tube-shaped protruding mouth, cheek scarifications, pierced around the rim, traces of insect caused damage and abrasion


Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 141, ill. 2

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