Mask board · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3032722
sold
EUR 200
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, GermanyVera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, kaolin, black paint, a mask face of the “kifwebe” type superimposed in the centre, min. dam., traces of abrasion;
they have a dual function: first as a dance mask and secondly as an emblem of the “bifwebe” association to be hung to a wall or fence.
The object Mask board with the object ID 3032722 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 430 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, New Jersey 2003, p. 53