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Helmet mask for the Mapiko dance. Makonde, Mozambique/Tanzania. H 32.5 cm, with carved chin beard and extremely large ears; eyes whitened, mouth dyed red (inv. no. 90). Illustrated in: G. Blesse, Kunst aus Ostafrika / Art of East Africa (2004), p. 25; Galerie Neumeister Afrikanische Masken, June/July 2007; K.-F. Schaedler, Götter Geister Ahnen. Afrikanische Skulpturen in deutschen Privatsammlungen, Ergänzungskatalog, Museum für Völkerkunde, Vienna (1994) no. 301, p. 28; ders., Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture (2009) p. 404. Black, partially shiny patina, intact. Provenance: Acquired from a Belgian dealer in the 1980s.

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Helmet mask for the Mapiko dance. Makonde, Mozambique/Tanzania. H 32.5 cm, with carved chin beard and extremely large ears; eyes whitened, mouth dyed red (inv. no. 90). Illustrated in: G. Blesse, Kunst aus Ostafrika / Art of East Africa (2004), p. 25; Galerie Neumeister Afrikanische Masken, June/July 2007; K.-F. Schaedler, Götter Geister Ahnen. Afrikanische Skulpturen in deutschen Privatsammlungen, Ergänzungskatalog, Museum für Völkerkunde, Vienna (1994) no. 301, p. 28; ders., Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture (2009) p. 404. Black, partially shiny patina, intact. Provenance: Acquired from a Belgian dealer in the 1980s.

Estimate 960 - 1 200 EUR
Starting price 960 EUR

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