Mask "mwana phwevo" · Angola, Luena · ID: 3032284
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Toni Dähler, Basel, SwitzerlandEduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Size
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, coiffure made from plant fibres, cross-shaped scarification marks, bonnet backside, dam., missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
this mask represents an early deceased mythical woman. The well-balanced facial features and scarification marks correspond with the dominating ideal of female beauty. The narrow slit eyes should point out that a deceased person itsdepicted.
Comparing literature
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, p. 86