Mask · D. R. Congo, Ituri · ID: 3037075
not available anymore
Provenance
collected in situ (before 1938)French Private Collection, Paris
Pace Primitive, New York, USA (#53-0631)
Size
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch
Description
light wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, flat face with prominent nose ridge, painted in stripes, long raffia beard, min. dam., traces of abrasion, base;
the rain forest region Ituri is the home of various ethnical groups. Their mask types show great stylistic similarities, so that we can talk about one stylistic region.