Masks - Wood - KWELE - Gabon
Very beautiful Kwele antelope mask from Gabon These masks are related to the Bwiti society The mask is in black tinted wood with the tip of the white horns Beautiful patina of use with wear and small lack in a horn Similar to the similar mask from the Barbier-Mueller collection in Geneva (last photo) . Provenance: old Dutch collection in the 90s.
View it on
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
Very beautiful Kwele antelope mask from Gabon These masks are related to the Bwiti society The mask is in black tinted wood with the tip of the white horns Beautiful patina of use with wear and small lack in a horn Similar to the similar mask from the Barbier-Mueller collection in Geneva (last photo) . Provenance: old Dutch collection in the 90s.