Descrizione : L 26 cm. One of the rarest masks, this ancient Bongo mask was probably used in an ancestral cult. We know the monumental wooden posts from this region but only a handful of masks are known, all 19th century.
Provenance
Belgian private collection. Yale GvR 63810.
Published
Belgium collects African Art, Beaulieux 2000. Cfr. Ethnologisches Museum Berlin Nr. III A 774 (collected by Wilhelm Juncker in 1879).
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Il lotto Lotto n° 54 Titolo : Bongo Mask Dimensione : L 26 cm