Lot 132
  • 132

MASQUE SOKO-MOTU, HEMBA, RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO |

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • haut. 19 cm ; 7 1/2 in
Masque Soko-Motu, Hemba, République Démocratique du Congo

Provenance

Collection Bernard Lucas, Paris
Loiseau-Schmitz-Digard,Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Collection Bernard Lucas, 23 juin 1996, n° 165
Collection Jacques Dulhoste, Rochefort, acquis lors de cette vente
Collection privée européenne 

Condition

Very good condition overall. Wear throughout consistent with age and use within the culture. Crack all the way through the lower jaw with some splitting of the wood to the reverse. Another minor crack to the top of the mask at reverse. Minor insect damage and remnants to reverse of mask. Very fine layered patina throughout.
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