Miniature mask "kifwebe" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3039767
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1997)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 17 cm
H: 6.7 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of kaolin and black paint, a flat forehead crest merging into a protruding nose bridge, continued by the square mouth underneath, entirely coated by a fine grooved pattern, whitened with kaolin, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
The object Miniature mask “kifwebe” with the object ID 3039767 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 223 achieved a sales price of EUR 600 with an asking price of EUR 400.
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Publications
Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 72