Mask "bwoom" · D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3042562
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, copper sheet, abundantly decorated with polychrome glass beads, cowrie snails and seed capsules, coiffure and beard from plant fibres and animal hair, porcupine bristles, feathers etc., min. dam., slight traces of abrasion
The object Mask “bwoom” with the object ID 3042562 was part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction on November 11, 2017. The object with the lot number 399 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,100 with an asking price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 83