Mask with figural superstructure, Burkina Faso, Winiama/Nunuma, Size: H: 65 cm (H: 25.6 inch), ID: 3042015

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Lot 154

85th Tribal Art Auction

Mask with figural superstructure · Burkina Faso, Winiama/Nunuma · ID: 3042015

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Provenance

Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany
Ralf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany

Size

H: 65 cm

H: 25.6 inch

Description

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, in shape of a free standing female figure, mask face with prominent eyes in concentric circles and chin plug, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base

The object Mask with figural superstructure with the object ID 3042015 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 154.

You can find more Masks and other popular object types on our related topic pages. You may also be interested in our page on African art.

Comparing literature

Förster, Till, Skulptur in Westafrika, Freiburg im Breisgau 1995, p. 68 f.

Publications

AHDRC: 0139730

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