Female bust of gilded wire, Spain, mid-20th century
Starting price 100 €
Lot 30
Kwele mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo, c. 1980
The Kwele are neighbours of the Bakota and live in the northern areas of DR Congo. They retain the abstract concept of the masks of the peoples close to the Ogewe. They use kaolin to paint the face and in the almond-shaped treatment of the eyes. The mouth is painted black instead of red. Dimensions: 22 x 53 cm
Exhibitions:
2022-2024 Island of Fuerteventura “Art Africa: Ancestral Light”. Lighthouse of the Entallada. Cabildo of Fuerteventura.
2021-2022 Panama City. Government of Panama. “Art Africa: the spirit of the ancestors”. Ministry of Culture Headquarters. Casco Viejo.
2019-2020 Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Caja Canarias Foundation. “Africa-Babel: the art of a Continent”. Headquarters Plaza Patriotismo.
2013-2015 Museum of Art of Africa and Oceania (Madao). La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia.
2005 “Black Africa”, Leather Museum.
2004 “Black Africa”. Caixa Laietana Foundation, Barcelona. Main exhibition hall
Starting price 200 €
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