Zemanek-Münster

Miniature mask "kifwebe"

D. R. Congo, Luba
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


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

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