Mask "nyibita" · D. R. Congo, Ngeende · ID: 3040884
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, BelgiumHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)
Size
H: 48 cm
H: 18.9 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
this mask type is associated with a young warlord, and was danced at the court of the Kuba ruler.
The object Mask “nyibita” with the object ID 3040884 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 445 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Herreman, Frank & Constantijn Petridis (ed.), Face of the Spirits, Tervuren 1993, p. 140 f.