23rd Aug, 2022 9:30

Ethnographic Art

 
  Lot 118
 

A Lombi mask, Democratic Republic of Congo, the eye sockets painted with thick white pigment, 40cm, a Makonde mask with plate to the top lip and applied hair to the head, covered in a red earthy pigment, 28cm, a Congo mask, the top lip with plug, with material backcloth, 25.5cm and two further North West African masks, one with applied animal hide to the head and covered in black pigment, the other with animal hair moustache, 34cm & 28cm respectively

The Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection, London, UK.

Sold for £130


 

A Lombi mask, Democratic Republic of Congo, the eye sockets painted with thick white pigment, 40cm, a Makonde mask with plate to the top lip and applied hair to the head, covered in a red earthy pigment, 28cm, a Congo mask, the top lip with plug, with material backcloth, 25.5cm and two further North West African masks, one with applied animal hide to the head and covered in black pigment, the other with animal hair moustache, 34cm & 28cm respectively

Provenance

The Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection, London, UK.

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