Mask ·  Zambia, Luchazi · ID: 3033793

Description

wood, black patina, oval form, facial plane covered with three different coloured pieces of animal skin, cuff made from plant fibre strings running around, old lables at the back, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
presumably used in ritual ceremonial dances before the hunt.

The object Mask with the object ID 3033793 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 493.

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