Mask ngbaka - 30 cm - Cow mask - ngbaka - DR Congo
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Masque ngbaka, a wooden Ngbaka mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 30 cm high, 23 cm wide and 13 cm deep, weighing 600 g, from a private collection and featuring a small iron piece, sold without a stand, with a gallery certificate from the Galerie des Dominicains in Brussels, currently owned by Jean Louis Viot.
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exceptionnelle mask NGBAKA with a small piece of iron
very beautiful object
Current owner: Jean Louis Viot
Certificate from the Gallery of the Dominicans (Brussels)
Seller's Story
The Galerie des Dominicains offers art objects from all over Africa.
It mainly belongs to the private collection of Mr. Jean Louis Viot, an art enthusiast from all horizons.
Lawyer, then director of a large real estate group, Restorer of listed old buildings (MALRAUX Law), then antique dealer, art dealer... he discovered the First Arts in the 1980s and since then has tried to gather a variety of eclectic objects from all African countries, including Madagascar.
He shares his passion with you today by giving up a part of his collection that is so dear to him.
These sculptures, figurines, fetishes, and other masks were all chosen with fervor and love, from enthusiasts like him but also from major collectors, gallery owners, or other antique dealers.
Open for a few years, the Dominican Gallery offers both novices and collectors the opportunity to discover sculptures from all around the world.
A certificate from the Dominican gallery will be provided to you.
A fast, secure, and careful delivery will be guaranteed to you.
No deliveries from August 2 to August 23, 2025.
Translated by Google Translateexceptionnelle mask NGBAKA with a small piece of iron
very beautiful object
Current owner: Jean Louis Viot
Certificate from the Gallery of the Dominicans (Brussels)
Seller's Story
The Galerie des Dominicains offers art objects from all over Africa.
It mainly belongs to the private collection of Mr. Jean Louis Viot, an art enthusiast from all horizons.
Lawyer, then director of a large real estate group, Restorer of listed old buildings (MALRAUX Law), then antique dealer, art dealer... he discovered the First Arts in the 1980s and since then has tried to gather a variety of eclectic objects from all African countries, including Madagascar.
He shares his passion with you today by giving up a part of his collection that is so dear to him.
These sculptures, figurines, fetishes, and other masks were all chosen with fervor and love, from enthusiasts like him but also from major collectors, gallery owners, or other antique dealers.
Open for a few years, the Dominican Gallery offers both novices and collectors the opportunity to discover sculptures from all around the world.
A certificate from the Dominican gallery will be provided to you.
A fast, secure, and careful delivery will be guaranteed to you.
No deliveries from August 2 to August 23, 2025.
Translated by Google TranslateDetails
Indigenous object name
Cow mask
Number of objects
1
Ethnic group/ culture
ngbaka
Country of Origin
DR Congo
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Mask ngbaka - 30 cm
Height
30 cm
Width
23 cm
Depth
13 cm
Weight
600 g
Provenance
Private collection
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