Mask - Chewa - Malawi

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Chewa mask from Malawi dating to 1950–1960, weighing 2.2 kg and measuring 28 × 20 cm, with provenance traceable to Alain Guisson who brought it in the 1990s.

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Brought in the 1990s, approximately 50 years old, brought by Alain Guisson, such masks exhibited at the British Museum in London.
Height: 27cm. Width: 17cm. Total length with fabric: 110cm.
Weight without pedestal; the pedestal is not shipped with it and can be picked up.

Brought in the 1990s, approximately 50 years old, brought by Alain Guisson, such masks exhibited at the British Museum in London.
Height: 27cm. Width: 17cm. Total length with fabric: 110cm.
Weight without pedestal; the pedestal is not shipped with it and can be picked up.

Details

Era
1900-2000
No. of items
1
Material
Chewa Mask
Country of Origin
Malawi
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Ethnic group/ culture
Chewa
Designer/Artist/Maker
Chewa Mask
Height
28 cm
Width
20 cm
Sold with stand
No
Weight
2200 g
Estimated Period
1950-1960
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Objects sold
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