Horned mask "giphogo" · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3042902
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Size
H: 50,5 cm
H: 19.9 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, tubular protruding eyes, remains of plant fibre bonnet, min. dam., small missing parts, paint rubbed off
The object Horned mask “giphogo” with the object ID 3042902 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 449.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 141, ill. 4