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Auction archive: Lot number 149

A SUPERB AND RARE LWALWA MASK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Estimate
US$60,000 - US$90,000
Price realised:
US$84,000
Auction archive: Lot number 149

A SUPERB AND RARE LWALWA MASK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Estimate
US$60,000 - US$90,000
Price realised:
US$84,000
Beschreibung:

A Superb and Rare Lwalwa Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo of deep hollowed lozenge form, the abstract face with cylindrical protruding mouth, long flat vertically protruding nose bisecting the slit eyes framed by C-shaped ears, surmounted by an elegantly curved coiffure with geometric design; exceptionally fine aged patina with red, white and black pigment. height 13 in. 33 cm

Auction archive: Lot number 149
Auction:
Datum:
17 May 2007
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

A Superb and Rare Lwalwa Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo of deep hollowed lozenge form, the abstract face with cylindrical protruding mouth, long flat vertically protruding nose bisecting the slit eyes framed by C-shaped ears, surmounted by an elegantly curved coiffure with geometric design; exceptionally fine aged patina with red, white and black pigment. height 13 in. 33 cm

Auction archive: Lot number 149
Auction:
Datum:
17 May 2007
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
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