Mask "mfondo" · D. R. Congo, Lwalwa · ID: 3039496
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Provenance
Michel Koenig, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown and dark brown patina, kaolin, rectangular pierced eyes with whitened rim, tube-shaped mouth, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base
The object Mask “mfondo” with the object ID 3039496 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 455.
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Comparing literature
Herreman, Frank, Petridis, Constantijn (ed.), Face of the Spirits, Tervuren 1993, p. 103