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This is the rating and price for Female Ancestor Spirit Mask Mwana Phwevo, 1997


Description : wood, animal teeth, base Like the mwana pwo masks of the neighbouring Chokwe, mwana phwevo represents a female ancestor who died at an early age and whose painful loss is to be recalled through the dance of the mask. The mask type is danced exclusively by men and is associated with the mukanda initiation of boys. Published In: Roy, Christopher D., Kilengi, Afrikanische Kunst aus der Sammlung Bareiss, München 1997, p. 142, ill. 74, Expo cat.: Kilengi. African Art from the Bareiss Family Collection, by Roy, Christopher D., Seattle, 1997, p.138, ill. 74 AHDRC: 0001516 Continent: Africa
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Estimate (low-high) : 2500 EUR-5000 EUR It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 364
Title : Female Ancestor Spirit Mask Mwana Phwevo, Period : 1997
Size : H: 21,5 cm, H: 8,5 inch
Provenance : Walter Bareiss, Salach, Germany Neumeisters Moderne, Munich, 10 November 2005, Lot 150 Bettina Rübesam, Munich, Germany
Literature : Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, cat. 86
Condition report : See description
Zemanek-Muenster, auctioneer, Würzburg, DE It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : 97 Auction - Africa, Oceania, Pre-Columbia
Sale date : 06 Nov 2021 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale
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