Small mask "kifwebe" · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3039852
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Description
light wood, matt patina, remains of polychrome paint, enlivened by changing colours, by plain and fine grooved areas, min. dam., traces of abrasion;
present mask is over one hundred years old and it has been in Europe for over fifty years.
The object Small mask “kifwebe” with the object ID 3039852 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 224 achieved a sales price of EUR 280 with an asking price of EUR 250.
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Publications
Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 36 & 48