Lot n° 71
Estimation :
60 - 100
EUR
Lot of 4 Tshokwe style masks Democratic Republic of Congo / - Lot 71
Lot of 4 Tshokwe style masks Democratic Republic of Congo / Igbo Nigeria / Ngil Gabon / contemporary hexagonal black and white
Ngil Gabon / contemporary hexagonal black and white
Wood, fiber, pigments
Set of masks, breakfast Tshokwe style fine triangular face elements of the
face accentuated by fine repeated contours, decorated frontal median ridge, large rounded
eyes, beautiful headdress made of braided fibers. Ngil style mask, elongated face with simplified
simplified features, long median nasal bridge connected to the superciliary arches, small eyes formed
formed by simple hollowed-out ball pupils, covered with white pigments. Mask of
Igbo style roundness and play of projected planes giving a realistic vivifying aspect to the shape of the mask
mask, on a white background appear colored decorations, a frieze like a band around the eyes, darker
around the eyes, darker rounded around the eyes, rectilinear wide horizontal mouth
covered with brown ochre pigments. Face mask of contemporary hexagonal shape,
on a white forehead marking a slight black median ridge, the rest of the face in black heart
the circumference of the eyes enhanced with white
Height of the largest: 47 cm
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