Shaman's mask with ear ornament · Mongolia, Evenks · ID: 3045027

Name: Shaman's mask with ear ornament
SKU: 3045027
Price: 9000 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 9,000

Size

H: 21,5 cm

H: 8.5 inch

Description

metal, soot, horn, fabric, on fabric coated plywood plate (m: 38 cm x 36 cm)

Metal masks were intended to evoke horror and supposed to personify a spirit incarnated in the shaman and directing his performance.Their open mouth seems to indicate that the spirit within is speaking, urging, perhaps demanding something.

The object Shaman’s mask with ear ornament with the object ID 3045027 was part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art on November 17, 2018. The object with the lot number 11 achieved a sales price of EUR 9,000 with an asking price of EUR 6,000.

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