Mask · D. R. Congo, Ituri · ID: 3040618
sold
EUR 700
Size
H: 23,5 cm
H: 9.3 inch
Description
light wood, light grey patina, kaolin, painted with white dots, pierced mouth carved with pointed teeth, framed by grass fibre tufts, slightly dam., minor missing parts backside at the rim, spots;
the masks are exclusively worn by men. They appeared at initiations and at circumcisions of young boys, at ceremonies related to men’s associations, and perhaps also at the funerals of titleholders.
The object Mask with the object ID 3040618 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 393 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.
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