Masque anthropomorphe "ngil" · Gabon, Fang · ID: 3052298
Prix d'appel
3 000 €
Prix d'Estimation
5 000 €
Provenance
Ernst Esch (1870-pre 1951), Germany (coll. in situ, 1903)
Herbert Hamak, Hammelburg, Germany
Esch was a Geologist serving in the German colonial administration (1906).
Taille
H: 33,5 cm
H: 13.2 inch
Description
wood, inside inscribed in graphite: “1903 von Dr. Esche aus Kamerun mitgebracht…” (illegible); handwritten label: “Maske um 1900 - der Fang - Südliches Kamerun - Typ der “Ng’el” Maske”