Mask · D. R. Congo, Kwese · ID: 3035293

Name: Mask
SKU: 3035293
Price: 2200 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 2,200

Provenance

Patric Claes, Brussels, Belgium

Size

H: 25,5 cm

H: 10.0 inch

Description

wood, polychrome paint, heart-shaped deepened facial plane, three-parted coiffure, pierced around the rim, small missing parts, traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, socle;
the Kwese are a small ethnical group in the southwestern part of the Deomocratic Republic of Congo. The style of their sculptures and masks is strongly influenced by their neighbours, the Mbala, Pende and Suku.
Probably used at circumcision rites for young boys.

The object Mask with the object ID 3035293 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 352 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200.

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