Miniature mask "kifwebe" · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3039843
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1999)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 7,5 cm
H: 3.0 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of kaolin and black paint, of hollowed round form, narrow slit eyes, entirely coated with curved concentrical grooves, animal tooth attached, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion
The object Miniature mask “kifwebe” with the object ID 3039843 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 225 achieved a sales price of EUR 600 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Petridis, Constantine, Art and Power in the Central African Savanna, Brussels 2008, p. 11
Publications
Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 52