Bambara (or Bamana), Mali, Africa: Mask with horns.
Made of light-coloured wood, dyed black and brown. With an oval, concave face, close-set eyes, a long, curved nose and two short horns pointing inwards. It is possible that the mask may have loose connections with the ‘Koré’ cult.
With good usage patina and minor age-related damage (some pieces broken off on the forehead and on the lower rim at the back).
First half of the 20th century; H: 39 cm. (ME)
Provenance: René Clemencic Collection, Vienna.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
26.05.2015 - 15:00
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EUR 8.000,- do EUR 9.000,-
Bambara (or Bamana), Mali, Africa: Mask with horns.
Made of light-coloured wood, dyed black and brown. With an oval, concave face, close-set eyes, a long, curved nose and two short horns pointing inwards. It is possible that the mask may have loose connections with the ‘Koré’ cult.
With good usage patina and minor age-related damage (some pieces broken off on the forehead and on the lower rim at the back).
First half of the 20th century; H: 39 cm. (ME)
Provenance: René Clemencic Collection, Vienna.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Aukce: | Mimoevropské a domorodé umění |
| Typ aukce: | Salónní aukce |
| Datum: | 26.05.2015 - 15:00 |
| Místo konání aukce: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Prohlídka: | 20.05. - 26.05.2015 |