Mask · D. R. Congo, Bwaka · ID: 3039013
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Size
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, striking scarification marks in the area of forehead, nose and cheeks, additionally accentuated by wooden splinters, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, paint rubbed off
The object Mask with the object ID 3039013 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 417.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 121