Monkey mask "ngon" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3037782
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, GermanyLore Kegel & Georg Kegel, Hamburg, Germany
Size
H: 48,5 cm
H: 19.1 inch
Description
wood, matt dark brown patina, of elongated form with raised nose bridge and decoration tag, on both sides adorned with pieces of mirror glass and tufts of animal hair, remains of a bonnet at the back, min. dam., slight traces of insect caused damage and abrasion
Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 52 f, ill. 19