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GALERIE DES VENTES D'ORLEANS - Maître Guillaume CORNET commissaire-priseur
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NGBAKA, Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood, traces of pigment…
See original version (French)
142
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NGBAKA, Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood, traces of pigment…
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
NGBAKA, Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood, traces of pigment.
A dance mask used in initiation rites in Gaza society. It depicts a simple human face with a delicate heart-shaped outline and a notched nose bridge.
First half 20th century.
Total dimensions: 25 x 12 cm.
Provenance: Acquired by the collector at a Roudillon sale at Maître Savot in Orléans in the 1990s.
Expert: Mr Christian Hervé Njiensi
See original version (French)
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