Lot 139
Arte Africana
Helmet mask, Chokwe R.D. Congo
Dark patina wooden mask. On the face it has the typical Chokwe scarifications on the cheekbones and the chinge-lyengelye cross in the center of the forehead. Provenance: Parisian collection of the painter Arturo Carmassi (Lucca 1925 - Empoli 2015). This piece had come through the inheritance of the collector and humanist Renèe Druart (Grasse 1888 - 1961) whose daughter Carmassi had married.
Measures: 29.00 x 27.00 cm
Starting price: € 550,00
Estimate: € 1.500,00 - 2.000,00
The lot will be auctioned on 22 June starting from 10:30.
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