Small bird head mask
R. D. Congo, Luba
Vendu
2 000 €
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, GermanyHans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Taille
H: 10,5 cm/26 cm (with feather ornament and beard)
H: 4.1 inch/10.2 inch (with feather ornament and beard)
Description
light wood, remains of dark brown patina and kaolin, with open beak and carved out tongue, crowned by crest and feather ornament, drilled holes around rim, with long projecting plant fibres attached, slightly dam. (beak tip), abrasion of paint, base;
present miniature mask is over one hundred years old and it has been in Europe for over fifty years.