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African, Pende people (Congo)

Tundu mask – clown mask. Circa 1935/40

Wood, carved, dark brown patina. 29 × 19 × 20 cm (11 ⅜ × 7 ½ × 7 ⅞ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: African, Pende people (Congo). Tundu mask – clown mask. Circa 1935/40.

Estimate:

EUR 3,000

 

- 5,000

USD 3,200

 

- 5,340

Sold for:

7,500 EUR (incl. premium)

Spring Auctions 2017

ORANGERIE Selected Objects, Thursday, 01.06.2017

Information

Wood, carved, dark brown patina. 29 × 19 × 20 cm (11 ⅜ × 7 ½ × 7 ⅞ in.).

Related literature: Zoë S. Strother: Inventing Masks. Agency and History in the Art of the Central Pende. Chicago 1998, p. 126ff. For kindly providing additional information we would like to thank Zoë S. Strother, Columbia University New York..

Private collection, Switzerland