Zemanek-Münster

Mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi" ·  D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3034765

sold EUR 550
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch

Description

wood, whitened with kaolin, black pigment, coloured glass beads (one missing), beard from animal pelt (civet cat ?), flat forehead crest, typical fine grooves, small missing parts, fine cracks and traces of abrasion, wooden base


The object Mask “kifwebe”, female type “kikashi” with the object ID 3034765 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 218 achieved a sales price of EUR 550.

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