Rare anthropomorphic Chokwe mask depicting a Portuguese person - Provenance: Collected by Dr. H., active in the Belgian Congo during the 1940s and 1950s. - Purchased at an auction in Luxembourg - DR Congo

Rare anthropomorphic Chokwe mask depicting a Portuguese person - Provenance: Collected by Dr. H., active in the Belgian Congo during the 1940s and 1950s. - Purchased at an auction in Luxembourg - DR Congo #1.0
Rare anthropomorphic Chokwe mask depicting a Portuguese person - Provenance: Collected by Dr. H., active in the Belgian Congo during the 1940s and 1950s. - Purchased at an auction in Luxembourg - DR Congo #1.0
Rare anthropomorphic Chokwe mask depicting a Portuguese person - Provenance: Collected by Dr. H., active in the Belgian Congo during the 1940s and 1950s. - Purchased at an auction in Luxembourg - DR Congo #2.1
Rare anthropomorphic Chokwe mask depicting a Portuguese person - Provenance: Collected by Dr. H., active in the Belgian Congo during the 1940s and 1950s. - Purchased at an auction in Luxembourg - DR Congo #3.2
Rare anthropomorphic Chokwe mask depicting a Portuguese person - Provenance: Collected by Dr. H., active in the Belgian Congo during the 1940s and 1950s. - Purchased at an auction in Luxembourg - DR Congo #4.3
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Rare anthropomorphic Chokwe mask depicting a Portuguese person, carved in wood from the DR Congo, 39 cm high by 23 cm wide, with provenance that it was collected by Dr. Hofman in the Belgian Congo during the 1940s and 1950s and purchased at an auction in Luxembourg.

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Rare anthropomorphic Chokwe mask depicting a Portuguese person
Provenance: Collected by Dr. Hofman, active in the Belgian Congo during the 1940s and 1950s.
Purchased at an auction in Luxembourg

quality as you can see on pictures
look at all pictures to see all as this no surprise when you receive

important as you imagine for perfect shipping : ))))
shipping costs include the fact that the large very strong package will perfectly protect the item in micro polystyrene beads so as not to break anything during transport

no combine shipping

Rare anthropomorphic Chokwe mask depicting a Portuguese person
Provenance: Collected by Dr. Hofman, active in the Belgian Congo during the 1940s and 1950s.
Purchased at an auction in Luxembourg

quality as you can see on pictures
look at all pictures to see all as this no surprise when you receive

important as you imagine for perfect shipping : ))))
shipping costs include the fact that the large very strong package will perfectly protect the item in micro polystyrene beads so as not to break anything during transport

no combine shipping

Details

Indigenous object name
Provenance: Collected by Dr. H., active in the Belgian Congo during the 1940s and 1950s.
Ethnic group/ culture
Purchased at an auction in Luxembourg
Country of Origin
DR Congo
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Rare anthropomorphic Chokwe mask depicting a Portuguese person
Height
39 cm
Width
23 cm
Authenticity
Original/official
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Objects sold
99.64%
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