Facial Mask of the Moon
Teke · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MFANT-211
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Mask of the moon with large oval eyes cut by a midline that divides them into two zones, dark blue the suiperor and white the lower…
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Mask of the moon with large oval eyes cut by a midline that divides them into two zones, dark blue the suiperor and white the lower one, both discoloured by time. Small trapezoidal nose. The rest of the face is made of rhombuses, the negors in relief, standing out over the whites, reds and blues. Old patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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