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Masque-heaume à cornes " ngontang ", Gabon, Fang, Taille: H: 47,5 cm (H: 18.7 inch), ID: 3053560
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Masque-heaume à cornes " ngontang " ·  Gabon, Fang · ID: 3053560

Prix d'appel
4 000 €
Prix d'Estimation
6 000 €
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Provenance
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany
Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 4 May 1979, lot 175
Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 10 November 1979, lot 253
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Taille
H: 47,5 cm
H: 18.7 inch

Description

wood, pigments, incised signature under the right ear “Issongo”, base

This mask may be a variant of the “ngontang” type, which is usually characterised by four or more faces. “Ngontang” masks are regarded as representations of a powerful spirit being that tracks down sorcerers and punishes them by magical means.

Publications

AHDRC: 0046284

Masques

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