Mask "mukinka" ·  D. R. Congo, Salampasu · ID: 3037606

Description

wood, kaolin, the whole face covered with copper sheet, coiffure of rattan bowls, net-like plant fibre bonnet, the beard arranged in two plaited plant fibre strings, pierced around the rim, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion (copper sheet)

The object Mask “mukinka” with the object ID 3037606 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 488 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.

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