A rare and important Malangan mask
Wood (Alstonia), Turbo petolatus opercula, pigment, small indigenous repair, 29 cm high. An unusual mask with star motives with "eyes". It may represent a "ges" spirit, person's spirit double that lives in the bush and is usually invisible. (VJ)
Provenance:
Collected by Austrian Fregat Captain Rudolph Brosch in 1894, for the 1893-1895 Austrian Imperial Expedition.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
15.12.2020 - 18:19
- Realized price: **
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EUR 20,300.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 20,000.- to EUR 24,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 10,000.-
A rare and important Malangan mask
Wood (Alstonia), Turbo petolatus opercula, pigment, small indigenous repair, 29 cm high. An unusual mask with star motives with "eyes". It may represent a "ges" spirit, person's spirit double that lives in the bush and is usually invisible. (VJ)
Provenance:
Collected by Austrian Fregat Captain Rudolph Brosch in 1894, for the 1893-1895 Austrian Imperial Expedition.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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Auction: | Tribal Art |
Auction type: | Online auction |
Date: | 15.12.2020 - 18:19 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 11.12. - 15.12.2020 |
** Purchase price excl. buyer's premium and VAT
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