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Hemispherical mask for the women's MAPIKO dance. Makonde, Mozambique/Tanzania. H 26cm, made of gray terracotta with cupped ears and angular scarification marks on the cheeks; the right ear decorated with blue glass beads (missing) (inv. no. 53). Illustrated in: K.-F. Schaedler, Götter Geister Ahnen, Ergänzungskatalog für die Ausstellung im Museum für Völkerkunde, Vienna (1994), no. 304, p. 30; ders., Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture (2009) p. 407. Minor restoration to the reverse, otherwise intact. Provenance: Acquired from a Belgian dealer in the 1980s.

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Hemispherical mask for the women's MAPIKO dance. Makonde, Mozambique/Tanzania. H 26cm, made of gray terracotta with cupped ears and angular scarification marks on the cheeks; the right ear decorated with blue glass beads (missing) (inv. no. 53). Illustrated in: K.-F. Schaedler, Götter Geister Ahnen, Ergänzungskatalog für die Ausstellung im Museum für Völkerkunde, Vienna (1994), no. 304, p. 30; ders., Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture (2009) p. 407. Minor restoration to the reverse, otherwise intact. Provenance: Acquired from a Belgian dealer in the 1980s.

Estimate 560 - 700 EUR
Starting price 560 EUR

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For sale on Tuesday 16 Jul : 14:00 (CEST)
munich, Germany
Gorny & Mosch
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