Horned mask "giphogo" · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3041408
Description
wood, black paint, red and white pigment, interesting change of colours and forms: eyes bean-shaped narrow slit resp. cirucular pierced, horns lance-shaped with barbs, resp. straight, enlivened by change of colour, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (esp. left side), slight traces of abrasion
The object Horned mask “giphogo” with the object ID 3041408 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 448 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,350.
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