Mask · D. R. Congo, Pende / Wongo · ID: 3033431
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Provenance
Arthur Mones, New York, USASize
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wood, dyed in red, dark brown paint, kaolin, wide facial plane with tapering chin and arching brows, scarification underneath the eyes, slightly shifted facial features (nose, mouth) nearly reminding of a sickness mask, slightly dam., missing parts backside at the rim, on pedestal
The object Mask with the object ID 3033431 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 450.
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Comparing literature
de Sousberghe, L., L' Art Pende, o.O. 1958