About the lot N° 36
Title : MASQUE, MAKONDE, TANZANIE |
Size : haut. 18,5 cm ; 7 5/16 inProvenance : Pierre Dartevelle, Bruxelles
Collection Marceau Rivière, Paris, acquis ca. 1990Literature : Rivière et Lehuard,
Art Africain, 1991, n° 39
Joubert, Félix et Rivière,
Image de la femme dans l'Art Africain, 2000, n° 94
Joubert et Rivière,
Masques d'Afrique, 2010, p. 84, n° 79Condition report : Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. Proper left side has been broken and put back in place with string. Remains visible of resin for decoration on the face, mixed with human hair in the eyebrows. Kaolin remnants in places, as visible in the catalogue illustration.
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Sale title : Collection Marceau Rivière
Sale date : 18 Jun 2019
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
