Mask · D. R. Congo, Azande · ID: 3039761
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1995)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, deepened eyezone, pierced eyes and mouth, separately worked teeth (partly missing), face painted reddish brown resp. white, min. dam., traces of abrasion;
the mask shows iconographic influences of the Boa.
The object Mask with the object ID 3039761 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 174 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Herreman, Frank & Constantijn Petridis (ed.), Face of the Spirits, Tervuren 1993, p. 223