Mask "ntomo" · Mali, Malinke · ID: 3038876
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Alex Arthur, Brussels, BelgiumPierre Gavignot, Ile de France, France
Size
H: 51 cm
H: 20.1 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, partly stud with metal sheet, crest-like superstructure with nine teeth, notched crest on the bulging forehead, drilled eyes, incised linear decor, rep. (breakages horns), traces of insect caused damages, slight traces of abrasion, base;
used for initiation rites.
The object Mask “ntomo” with the object ID 3038876 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 239 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Polfliet, Leo, Malinke, Marka, Bamana, Minianka, München 1983, p. 14 f.