Pende, Dem. Rep. of Congo: a mask of the West Pende.
A characteristic mask of the Pende people in western Congo. Type: ‘Mbuya’. From the grand, theatrical mask dances of the Pende people. With all important stylistic features: high, bulging forehead with vertical scarification mark, continuous eyebrow arches, drooping eyelids, small protruding ears, a short upturned nose, and the open mouth with two carved rows of teeth above a pointed chin. Carved from hard, brown wood, coloured in dark, reddish brown, black and white. The original ‘hairstyle’ consists of an old fabric made of raffia palm fibres. A piece with perfect style, very old usage patina and only small, age-related damage (to the hairstyle, a small fracture on the chin). Between the end of the 19th and the first third of the 20th century; H: 25 cm. (ME)
Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Lit.: ‘Die Kunst des schwarzen Afrika’ by Kerchache, Paudrat, Stephan, ill. 768 et passim.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
05.11.2014 - 13:00
- Odhadní cena:
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EUR 4.000,- do EUR 6.000,-
Pende, Dem. Rep. of Congo: a mask of the West Pende.
A characteristic mask of the Pende people in western Congo. Type: ‘Mbuya’. From the grand, theatrical mask dances of the Pende people. With all important stylistic features: high, bulging forehead with vertical scarification mark, continuous eyebrow arches, drooping eyelids, small protruding ears, a short upturned nose, and the open mouth with two carved rows of teeth above a pointed chin. Carved from hard, brown wood, coloured in dark, reddish brown, black and white. The original ‘hairstyle’ consists of an old fabric made of raffia palm fibres. A piece with perfect style, very old usage patina and only small, age-related damage (to the hairstyle, a small fracture on the chin). Between the end of the 19th and the first third of the 20th century; H: 25 cm. (ME)
Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Lit.: ‘Die Kunst des schwarzen Afrika’ by Kerchache, Paudrat, Stephan, ill. 768 et passim.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Datum: | 05.11.2014 - 13:00 |
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