Mambila - 240558 - Antique Extremely Rare African Mwana Pwo mask - WITH CERTIFICATE.
- Description
- Mambila
| Type of artwork | Ethnographic art |
| Period | 1900 to 1944 |
| Technique | Wood |
| Style | African |
| Subject | Mask |
| Dimensions | 50 x 36 x 24 cm (h x w x d) |
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Extremely Rare Antique African headdress mask from the Mambila, Cameroon.This type of mask is used in initiation ceremonies.
Hand carved from a single piece of wood, with color pigments and about 90 years old or older, Long: 50 cm.This Mambila mask dates from the first half of the 20th century and was purchased in my private collection in 2018, with a certificate of authenticity.
taxatie: 1250 - 1500 euro
Unfortunately it is damaged, the snout of the left animal is missing a piece
TCf: Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler, page 269
Hand carved from a single piece of wood, with color pigments and about 90 years old or older, Long: 50 cm.This Mambila mask dates from the first half of the 20th century and was purchased in my private collection in 2018, with a certificate of authenticity.
taxatie: 1250 - 1500 euro
Unfortunately it is damaged, the snout of the left animal is missing a piece
TCf: Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler, page 269
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| Condition | Very good | ||||||||||
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| Pick up | The work can be picked up on location. As a buyer you must bring your own packaging materials. The location is: Hengelo, The Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Shipment | Parcel post | ||||||||||
| Price | > 10KG or bigger than 1.00 x 0.50 meter
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