Zemanek-Münster

Mask "matemu" ·  D. R. Congo, Holo · ID: 3042219

sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
René David, Zurich, Switzerland
Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 3 March 2012, lot 214
Size
H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch

Description

wood, polychrome paint, broad face with slit eyes and accentuated chin, adorned with feather ornament and abundant grass fibre cuff, min. dam., traces of abrasion


The object Mask “matemu” with the object ID 3042219 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 403 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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Comparing literature

Neyt, Francois, Die Kunst der Holo, München 1982, p. 134, ill. 108


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