Dance mask - ngbaka - Congo

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Selected by Dimitri André

Deeply hollowed mask with a concave face subdivided into bi-tonal red ochre and white face, scarification marks beneath the eyes, with small open eyes and mouth. Surface wear, pigment loss, hairline age crack. Custom stand. Previously sold at Artemis auction. Provenance: Private Florida collection; ex. Artemis Fine Arts, CO., 2018. Ex. Omer Claiborne collection, Santa Fe, N.M., acquired over the last 40 years.

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Dance mask - ngbaka - Congo

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Deeply hollowed mask with a concave face subdivided into bi-tonal red ochre and white face, scarification marks beneath the eyes, with small open eyes and mouth.
Surface wear, pigment loss, hairline age crack. Custom stand. Previously sold at Artemis auction.

Provenance:

Private Florida collection; ex. Artemis Fine Arts, CO., 2018.
Ex. Omer Claiborne collection, Santa Fe, N.M., acquired over the last 40 years.

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Selected by Dimitri André

Estimate € 2,400 - € 2,900

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