Zemanek-Münster

Mask "kifwebe", male type "kilume" ·  D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3038483

sold EUR 3,000
Provenance
Belgian Collection
Sotheby’s London, 30th November 1981, lot 289
Sotheby’s London, 22nd March 1983, lot 150
Dieter Eulenburg, Dreieich, Germany
Size
H: 57 cm
H: 22.4 inch

Description

wood, polychrome paint, of elongated narrow form, eyes and mouth widely projecting to the front, forehead crest, covered by fine linear grooves, collection label “3/83 Y6.A4.” at the back, rest., slight traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, fine cracks, base


The object Mask “kifwebe”, male type “kilume” with the object ID 3038483 was part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction on June 27, 2015. The object with the lot number 174 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.

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Comparing literature

Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 88


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