Lot No. 103


A Luvale Body Mask, Angola, Wood - Vegetable Fibers - Natural Pigments, 100x 85 x 25 cm.


A Luvale Body Mask, Angola, Wood - Vegetable Fibers - Natural Pigments, 100x 85 x 25 cm. - Tribal Art

These masks represent Pwevo, the sublimation and representative of women and especially the mothers of the young initiates. It embodies important aspects of their womanhood like strength, character, beauty and moral fibre.

Provenance:
Christie’s, Paris, 4 December 2008.
Collection Guldemont, Liege.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com

04.12.2018 - 14:00

Realized price: **
EUR 9,375.-
Estimate:
EUR 6,000.- to EUR 8,000.-

A Luvale Body Mask, Angola, Wood - Vegetable Fibers - Natural Pigments, 100x 85 x 25 cm.


These masks represent Pwevo, the sublimation and representative of women and especially the mothers of the young initiates. It embodies important aspects of their womanhood like strength, character, beauty and moral fibre.

Provenance:
Christie’s, Paris, 4 December 2008.
Collection Guldemont, Liege.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Tribal Art
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 04.12.2018 - 14:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 01.12. - 04.12.2018


** Purchase price incl. charges and taxes

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