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This is the rating and price for Nwenka Helmet Mask, 1925



Description : African art. Nwenka helmet mask, Bobo Burkina Faso. A monumental brown patina wooden mask. Masks of this type are carved by the blacksmiths of the village, the only ones authorized to do it, and embody the spirit of Dwo (one of the three sons of the creator god Wuro). Provenance: Parisian collection of the painter Arturo Carmassi (Lucca, 1925- Empoli, 2015). This piece was inherited from the French humanist and collector Renée Druart (Grasse 1888-1961) whose daughter Carmassi had married. . Cm 31,00 x 137,00.
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Estimate (low-high) : 2500 EUR-3000 EUR It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 49
Title : Nwenka Helmet Mask, Period : 1925
Size : Cm 31,00 x 137,00
Capitolium Art, auctioneer, Brescia, IT It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : AUCTION 322 - ETHNOGRAPHIC ART AND NATURALIA
Sale date : 28 Apr 2021 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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