Mask · D. R. Congo, Ituri, Bira/Mbo · ID: 3039760
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1995)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch
Description
light wood, black paint, kaolin, flat rectangular form with drilled holes around the rim, painted with dots and lines, pierced eyes and mouth, carved with teeth, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
The object Mask with the object ID 3039760 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 175 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.
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Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 203