Mask · Mali, Marka · ID: 3036620
sold
EUR 3,800
Size
H: 37 cm
H: 14.6 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, blue pigment remains, fine incised scarifications, forehead and nose bridge stud with punched metal sheet, crowned by a triangular open worked headcrest, pierced around the rim, rep. (breakage headgear), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base
The object Mask with the object ID 3036620 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 152 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,800 with an asking price of EUR 3,000.
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Comparing literature
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, p. 241