Rare dance mask · D. R. Congo, Mongo, Mbandaka region · ID: 3042489
Description
red pigment, kaolin, from plant fibre netting, tube-shaped, rattan ring at the bottom, eyes, mouth and ears from fine wickerwork, forehead crest and two diadem-like elements from wood, feather crowning, strip of animal skin backside, collection number “AJP 1017”, traces of old age (feathers, animal skin);
at the lower rim originally completed by abundant grass fibre cuff.
The object Rare dance mask with the object ID 3042489 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 440 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Esperits i déus d' Africa, Girona 1996, ill. 95