Two masks, before 1920 · Tanzania, Makonde · ID: 3041460
sold
EUR 1,600
Description
light brown wood, pokerwork, a) mask with smiling mouth and thin moustache, scarifications on the temples, h: 21,5 cm; b) female mask with lip plug and circular facial tattoos, min. dam., small missing parts, h: 22 cm; slight abrasion of paint
The object Two masks, before 1920 with the object ID 3041460 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 504 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600.
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Publications
Stevenson, Michael & Graham-Stewart, Michael, The Mlungu in Africa, 2003, p. 70 f.