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Small bird head mask - D. R. Congo, Luba

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Small bird head mask - D. R. Congo, Luba

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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
H: 10,5 cm/26 cm (with feather ornament and beard), H: 4,1 inch/10,2 inch
Provenance:
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1997)
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Published in:
Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 10
Lit.: Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, Brussels 2003, p. 93, ill. 130

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Small bird head mask - D. R. Congo, Luba

Name: Small bird head mask - D. R. Congo, Luba
SKU: 43707732
Price: 2000 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €450 - €900

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