Large anthropomorphic mask
Nepal, Terai, Rajbhansi
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of DenmarkSize
H: 44,5 cm
H: 17.5 inch
Description
wood, painted in black, colour accents (red, yellow, white and indigo blue), diadem-like crown, eyes and mouth openworked, painted ornaments in dotted lines, the “third eye” on the forehead, sticky patina in some places, slightly dam. (nose), crack (left cheek)