Large mask · D. R. Congo, Nyanga · ID: 3039217
Description
light veined wood, remains of coating with kaolin, traces of red pigment, small eyes, short nose and clamp-like ears arranged on a rather small area, dominated by a large mouth slightly askew and with notches along lower lip, traces of metal tags, slightly dam., missing parts (eyes, ears, rim backside), fine cracks, traces of old age
The object Large mask with the object ID 3039217 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 474 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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