About the lot N° 112
Title : Mbunda Mask
Size : Hauteur: 50 cm. (19 in.)Provenance : Alain de Monbrison, Paris
>Comte Baudouin de Grunne, Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgique, n.62, acquis
auprès de ce dernierSotheby's, New York, The Baudouin de Grunne
Collection of African Art, 19 mai 2000, lot 39
>Robert Bohlen, MichiganImportante collection privée américaineNotes : This is a rare mask created for ceremonies occurring during rites of
passage for young men to adulthood among the Mbunda. Most of the masks
were made of barkcloth, but this mask, thought to be a character called
Sachihongo, or old diviner, is one of the very few made of wood (Yoshida
in Phillips, Africa: Art of a Continent, 1995, p. 166). Characterized by
large, rounded proportions and fierce or haunting expression, see
Philips op. cit. for a related mask formerly in the collections of Jacob
Epstein, London, and Carlo Monzino.Christie's, auctioneer, Paris, FR
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Sale date : 10 Dec 2013
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