Mask "kifwebe", male type "kilume"
R. D. Congo, Songye
Vendu
3 000 €
Provenance
Belgian CollectionSotheby’s London, 30th November 1981, lot 289
Sotheby’s London, 22nd March 1983, lot 150
Dieter Eulenburg, Dreieich, Germany
Taille
H: 57 cm
H: 22.4 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, of elongated narrow form, eyes and mouth widely projecting to the front, forehead crest, covered by fine linear grooves, collection label “3/83 Y6.A4.” at the back, rest., slight traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, fine cracks, base