A Luvale Body Mask, Angola, Wood - Vegetable Fibers - Natural Pigments, 100x 85 x 25 cm.
A Luvale Body Mask, Angola, Wood - Vegetable Fibers - Natural Pigments, 100x 85 x 25 cm.
These masks represent Pwevo, the sublimation and representative of women and especially the mothers of the young initiates. It embodies important aspects of their womanhood like strength, character, beauty and moral fibre.
Provenance:
Christie’s, Paris, 4 December 2008.
Collection Guldemont, Liege.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
04.12.2018 - 14:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 9,375.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 6,000.- to EUR 8,000.-
A Luvale Body Mask, Angola, Wood - Vegetable Fibers - Natural Pigments, 100x 85 x 25 cm.
These masks represent Pwevo, the sublimation and representative of women and especially the mothers of the young initiates. It embodies important aspects of their womanhood like strength, character, beauty and moral fibre.
Provenance:
Christie’s, Paris, 4 December 2008.
Collection Guldemont, Liege.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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Auction: | Tribal Art |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 04.12.2018 - 14:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 01.12. - 04.12.2018 |
** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT
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