Zemanek-Münster

Mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi" ·  D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3039827

sold EUR 2,500
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch

Description

wood, matt patina, black paint, kaolin, animal hair, of characteristic form, covered by fine striations, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, fine cracks;
present mask is over one hundred years old and it has been in Europe for over fifty years.


The object Mask “kifwebe”, female type “kikashi” with the object ID 3039827 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 226 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.

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