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| Object |
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| Ituri mask - DR Congo |
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| Ethnic group |
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| Ituri |
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| DR Congo |
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| Provenance |
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| Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany. Private Collection, Brussels, Belgium |
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| Material |
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| Wood |
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| Size |
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| H: 26,5 cm |
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| Description |
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| Wood, dull patina, of oval form, under a bulging forehead with curved eyebrows there are oval open worked eyes flanking a straight flat nose, an open mouth with visible teeth underneath, pierced around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts, on base;
Ituri is called a rain forest region, the home of various ethnical groups. Their mask types show great stylistic similarities, so that it can be talked about one sytlistic region. The most important characteristic feature is their abstract conception and the painting, which surely derives from the bark painting of the pygmees. |
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