Mask - - - BAKONGO / VILI - Congo
an elegant BAKONGO / VILI face-mask, perfectly positioned on a purpose made iron stand. The mask is made from dark brown hardwood but with little material thickness, therefore lightweight and assumed to have once been made for actual use in ritual context. From the former collection of the renowned collector couple, the late Dr. Wolfgang and Vera NERLICH, Munich, Germany
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an elegant BAKONGO / VILI face-mask, perfectly positioned on a purpose made iron stand. The mask is made from dark brown hardwood but with little material thickness, therefore lightweight and assumed to have once been made for actual use in ritual context. From the former collection of the renowned collector couple, the late Dr. Wolfgang and Vera NERLICH, Munich, Germany