Zemanek-Münster

Mask "gitenga" ·  D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3034978

sold EUR 1,600
Provenance
Emmanuel Ameloot, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 29 cm
B: 41 cm
H: 11.4 inch
B: 16.1 inch

Description

wood, polychrome paint, broad oval form, framed by plant fibres, pierced around the rim, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, traces of abrasion, socle


The object Mask “gitenga” with the object ID 3034978 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 408 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600.

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Comparing literature

Gardi, Bernhard, Zaire - Masken Figuren, Basel 1986, ill. 52


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