Pair of masks
Greenland, Inuit, Jacob Amattanneq
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
German Private Collection, MunichDescription
driftwood, soot, animal tooth (whale/walrus),
a) female mask with crest, rest., h: 35 cm
b) male mask with separately modelled tongue, h: 29.5 cm
Publications
Philippovich, Eugen von, Eskimo-Kunst aus Grönland, Stuttgart 1999, p. 114 bottom (both)Notices
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.