Figure of a mask dancer
R. D. Congo, Pende
Vendu
500 €
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1970)Taille
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, black and red paint, red pigment, the body entirely sewn in coarse sacking, a grass fibre skirt around the hips, provided with bag and necklace with animal tooth, depicted in a dancing posture, each hand originally holding a staff, the mask superimposed to the face provided with tubular eyes and a flat headdress with “pompon”, slightly dam., minor missing parts