Mask "kore" · Mali, Marka · ID: 3040482
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, large parts coated with punched metal sheet, three projections with tassels of red fabric, open worked forehead appendage (stylized quadruped?), min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion and corrosion
The object Mask “kore” with the object ID 3040482 was part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction on May 28, 2016. The object with the lot number 147 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Polfliet, Leo, Malinke, Marka, Bamana, Minianka, München 1983, p. 16