Small mask "mukudji" oder "okuyi" · Gabon, Punu · ID: 3036186
sold
EUR 950
Provenance
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, GermanyHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
Rudolf Sühnel, Heidelberg, Germany
Size
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Description
light-coloured and -weighted wood, whitened with kaolin, black and red paint, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion;
belonging to the so-called “white masks of the Ogooué”, which usually symbolize the spirit of a deceased beautiful young girl.
The object Small mask “mukudji” oder “okuyi” with the object ID 3036186 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 534 achieved a sales price of EUR 950.
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