Mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi"
· R. D. Congo, Songye
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ID: 3039827
Vendu
2 500 €
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, GermanyHans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Taille
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, black paint, kaolin, animal hair, of characteristic form, covered by fine striations, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, fine cracks;
present mask is over one hundred years old and it has been in Europe for over fifty years.