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Maske des Stammes Kwese/ Gabun

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Maske des Stammes Kwese/ Gabun
Detailabbildung: Maske des Stammes Kwese/ Gabun
Detailabbildung: Maske des Stammes Kwese/ Gabun
Detailabbildung: Maske des Stammes Kwese/ Gabun
Detailabbildung: Maske des Stammes Kwese/ Gabun
Detailabbildung: Maske des Stammes Kwese/ Gabun
Maske des Stammes Kwese/ Gabun

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Maske des Stammes Kwese/ Gabun

Höhe: 25 cm.
Auf modernem Metallsockel.
Kongo. Um 1930.

Catalogue price € 18.000 - 25.000 Catalogue price€ 18.000 - 25.000  $ 19,440 - 27,000
£ 16,200 - 22,500
元 140,760 - 195,500
₽ 1,790,820 - 2,487,250

Holzmaske mit Raphiabast-Anknüpfung. Das Gesicht schildförmig nach unten nahezu spitz zulaufend, mit herzförmigem, weiß bemalten Antlitz, die Augenlider prominent hervortretend, darunter sehr schmale Sehschlitze. Die Lippenpartie eingekerbt und rot gefärbt. Über der Stirne geometrisch gegliederte Frisur mit einem Wulstpaar mittig.
Masken dieses Stammes gelten als Toten-Ahnenmasken. Typisch ist die weißgefärbte Herzform.

Provenienz:
Europäische Privatsammlung. (1270658) (11)


Mask of the Kwese/ Gabun people

Height: 25 cm.
On modern metal base.
Republic of Kongo. Ca. 1930.

Wooden mask with attached Raphia bast.

Provenance:
European private collection.

This object has been individually compared to the information in the Art Loss Register data bank and is not registered there as stolen or missing.

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