Mask · Mali, Bozo · ID: 3033706
Description
wood, greyish black facial plane with colour accents in white, scattered remains of red and blue paint, abundant wig of red dyed plant fibres, nearly entirely enclosing the face, fixed by drilled holes and cord material inside the mask, slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off, cracks backside at the rim, cramped by metal clamps, traces of old age, on metal base
The object Mask with the object ID 3033706 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 118.
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Publications
Ausstellungskatalog "Geist-Reich", Volkshochschule Marl 2000, p. 19