Lot: 351
85th Tribal Art AuctionMask
D. R. Congo, Bira
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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H: 10.8 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, brown patina, red and white pigment, painted with dots, curved scarifications on forehead and cheeks, rest. (breakage chin area), cracks, small missing parts, traces of abrasion;
the rain forest region Ituri is the home of various ethnical groups. Their mask types show great stylistic similarities, so that we can talk about one stylistic region.
Felix, Marc L., Ituri, München 1992, p. 238 f.