Mask "nsembu" · D. R. Congo, Kumu · ID: 3041811
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Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 42 cm
H: 16.5 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, expressive face characterized by large rectangular eyes and open mouth with visible teeth, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, small missing parts, base
The object Mask “nsembu” with the object ID 3041811 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 379.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 65, ill. 1
Publications
AHDRC: 0139887