Lot: 31


Sickness mask of a face marked with smallpox.
Wood, painted black with details in white.
Remnants of textile and cord at the perforated edge of the mask.
Fine old patina.
Provenance: Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich.

Cracks on the left side of the face and jaw, past repairs made with cord, abrasions.

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Hammer Price: 800 €

115B -
03. June 2014 at

Literature:

Depicted in: Ulrich Klever, Bruckmann's Handbuch der Afrikanischen Kunst, Munich 1975, pl. 56.