Mask "lukwakongo" · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3039879
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1998)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 15,6 cm
H: 6.1 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, remains of kaolin, pokerwork, drillings in the area of the forehead, beard made from plant fibres, rep. (breakage right side), traces of abrasion
The object Mask “lukwakongo” with the object ID 3039879 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 188 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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Publications
Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 68