Mask "lukwakongo" · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3039875
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1995)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 16,5 cm
H: 6.5 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, kaolin, of typical form with whitened facial plane, originally provided with plant fibre beard (drillings at the lower part of the mask), min. dam., slight traces of abrasion
The object Mask “lukwakongo” with the object ID 3039875 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 190 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Publications
Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 67