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185 - Kipoko" helmet mask in medium-hard wood with a dark patina a…
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Estimate €300 - €500
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Kipoko" helmet mask in medium-hard wood with a dark patina and polychrome highlights, depicting a stylised face with large cowrie eyes and high eyebrows, and a protruding tubular nose. A wide chin collar and a headdress with chequered decoration on the back. Wear from use, thin crack. Dancing mask in homage to the deceased to promote harvests and prosperity. Height 32 cm. - Pende - DRC Provenance: Belgian private collection Herbelin sale, 27 September 2014, lot 135
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About the sale PRIMARY ARTS: Africa, Oceania, Nepal
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Auction time 07/09/2026 at 2:00 PM
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