Mask · Tanzania, Kwere · ID: 3035824
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Provenance
Ralf Kotalla, Haigerloch, GermanyAntonio Fiacco, Fehraltorf/Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 33 cm
H: 13.0 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, long nose with a broad flat bridge, eyes and mouth cut out, large C-shaped ears, the hairline slightly raised, min. dam. (ears), missing part backside at the upper rim, cracks (crest), abrasion of paint, base;
the Kwere are a small ethnic group having their homeland on the coast of Tanzania, across from the island of Zanzibar.
The object Mask with the object ID 3035824 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 208.
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