Mask "kore" ·  Mali, Marka · ID: 3039741

Description

wood, brown patina, indigo blue pigment, large parts coated with punched metal sheet, three projections with tassels of red fabric, crowned by a jagged forehead-crest and horns, bonnet on the backside, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion

The object Mask “kore” with the object ID 3039741 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 281 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

Polfliet, Leo, Malinke, Marka, Bamana, Minianka, München 1983, p. 16