Lot: 44

84th Tribal Art Auction

Anthropomorphic mask

Nepal, Terai, Rajbhansi

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark H: 12.6 inch sold

wood, painted in turquoise blue, red and yellow, jagged crown, large wing-like projecting ears, mouth and see hole openworked, ornamental decor in dotted lines, drop-shaped forehead emblem, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, abrasion of paint