Mask · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3039885
sold
EUR 2,200
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1995)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 11,5 cm
H: 4.5 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, darkened kaolin, heart-shaped face without mouth, carved handle on the backside, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion
The object Mask with the object ID 3039885 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 186 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.
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Comparing literature
Biebuyck, Daniel P., Lega, Brussels 2002, p. 79, ill. 25
Publications
Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 72