Small bird head mask · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3039865
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Description
light wood, remains of dark brown patina and kaolin, with open beak and carved out tongue, crowned by crest and feather ornament, drilled holes around rim, with long projecting plant fibres attached, slightly dam. (beak tip), abrasion of paint, base;
present miniature mask is over one hundred years old and it has been in Europe for over fifty years.
The object Small bird head mask with the object ID 3039865 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 228 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000 with an asking price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, Brussels 2003, p. 93, ill. 130
Publications
Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 10