Zemanek-Münster

Janusfaced mask fetish

Guinea, Toma
sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
René David, Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, narrow face with sharp cut facial features, framed by a band of fabric, which is coated with a thick layer of clay-like mass (sacrificial blood, soot, chewn kola nut), a second smaller face on the back with the facial features nearly entirely hidden by thick encrusted sacrificial patina, framed by cowrie snails, slightly dam., acrylic base.


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