Luba/Hemba helmet mask, Democratic Republic of Congo.
This unusual mask reproduces the feature of the sculpture of the north-eastern Hemba. This mask was collected at Kabambare in the 1930s by the Roman doctor R. Sulsenti, at the time practicing in Congo. Wood, 23 cm high.
Provenance:
Dr. R. Sulsenti, Rome, années 1930
Collection Alberto Galaverni, Parme.
Published:
49 Sculture Africane della Collezione Alberto Galaverni. Photographed by Mario Carrieri(1978). Karen Blixen (1981). La Mia Africa. Olivetti Milano, fig. 48. Emilio Tadini(1981). Mario Carrieri. Gabriele Mazzotta editore, Milano fig. 12. Exposé à: Milan, Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea (1982). (VJ)
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
31.10.2017 - 14:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 8,000.- to EUR 12,000.-
Luba/Hemba helmet mask, Democratic Republic of Congo.
This unusual mask reproduces the feature of the sculpture of the north-eastern Hemba. This mask was collected at Kabambare in the 1930s by the Roman doctor R. Sulsenti, at the time practicing in Congo. Wood, 23 cm high.
Provenance:
Dr. R. Sulsenti, Rome, années 1930
Collection Alberto Galaverni, Parme.
Published:
49 Sculture Africane della Collezione Alberto Galaverni. Photographed by Mario Carrieri(1978). Karen Blixen (1981). La Mia Africa. Olivetti Milano, fig. 48. Emilio Tadini(1981). Mario Carrieri. Gabriele Mazzotta editore, Milano fig. 12. Exposé à: Milan, Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea (1982). (VJ)
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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| Auction: | Tribal Art - Source - Tribal and Curiosity Sale |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 31.10.2017 - 14:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 25.10. - 31.10.2017 |