Mask ·  D. R. Congo, Bwaka · ID: 3037766

Description

wood, brown, partly encrusted patina, kaolin, of oval form, a concave vaulted facial plane, brows, eyes, nose and mouth accentuated by kaolin, min. dam., small missing parts at the back, slight traces of abrasion, base

The object Mask with the object ID 3037766 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 420 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 121, ill. 11