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Yaka Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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October 28, 04:56 PM GMT

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20,000 - 30,000 USD

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Description

Yaka Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo


Length: 14 ½ in (36.8 cm)


Wood, pigments, woven raffia

Hans Himmelheber, Heidelberg, collected in situ before 1938

Erhard Weyhe, Weyhe Gallery, New York, acquired from the above, probably in 1940

Gertrude Weyhe Dennis, New York, acquired by descent from the above

Sotheby's, New York, November 20, 1991, lot 102, consigned by the above

Lance and Roberta Entwistle, London, acquired at the above auction

Jacques Germain, Montreal

Acquired from the above by the present owner

The Weyhe Gallery, New York, African Negro Art: The Dr. Hans Himmelheber Collection, January 2-31, 1940

Galerie Jacques Germain, Montreal, Arts ancien de l’Afrique Noire, 2006

Jacques Germain, Arts ancien de l’Afrique Noire. Volume III, Montreal, 2006, p. 91