Lot: 190
Miniature mask 'kimpassi'
Pende, D.R. Congo. Miniature mask 'kimpassi'. Ivory. H. c6.5 cm.
Provenenace: acquired at Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich.
Hammer Price: 1,000 €
124B - Modern Art
09. December 2015 at
09. December 2015 at
Literature:
Cf. Angela Fisher, Africa adorned, New York 1984, p. 76, pic. 5; Hans Himmelheber, Negerkunst und Negerkünstler, Braunschweig 1960, p. 346.
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