Male helmet mask "lipiko" · Mozambique, Makonde · ID: 3048716
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
Missionsmuseum Benediktinerabtei Münsterschwarzach, GermanyZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 2 December 1996, Lot 560
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
light kapok wood, colour pigments, human hair, missing parts, water stains, indigenous repair (wire)
Extremely naturalistic-looking physiognomy with hairstyle and beard of human hair.
The object Male helmet mask “lipiko” with the object ID 3048716 was part of the auction 98th Auction on March 26, 2022. The object with the lot number 112 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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