Sale 5307
Paris
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7 June 2005
Price realised
EUR 2,400
Estimate
MASQUE HEAUME KUBA République Démocratique du Congo Représentant un visage aux traits cubistes, la bouche rectangulaire, le grand nez triangulaire, deux projections placées sous les yeux rectangulaires percés, scarifications géométriques gravées sur le front, les joues et les tempes, le sommet du crâne surmonté d'une projection circulaire, restes de fibres végétales. Patine sombre. Hauteur: 33 cm.
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