Property from an American Private Collection
Pende Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Auction Closed
June 18, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an American Private Collection
Pende Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wood, natural pigments, fibres
Height (mask): 14 ½ in (36.8 cm); Height (with the fibre beard): 20 ½ in (52.1 cm)
The reverse of the mask with a printed paper label: “MATHIAS KOMOR [/] WORKS OF ART [/] NEW YORK”, inscribed in black ink: “D 582 [/] Pende”
Mathias Komor, New York (inv. no. D 582)
Daniel and Marian Malcolm, Tenafly, New Jersey, acquired from the above on October 2, 1970
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Marc Leo Felix, ed., White Gold, Black Hands: Ivory Sculpture in Congo, Vol. 2, Brussels, 2011, p. 254, fig. 126 (illustrated), and p. 305 (listed)