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Lot 180 Dα

TAPIRAPE FEATHER MASK

Auktion 1147 - Übersicht Brussels
29.01.2020, 14:00 - Art of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas
Schätzpreis: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Ergebnis: 6.448 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

TAPIRAPE FEATHER MASK
Mato Grosso, Brazil

71 cm. high

Cf. Braun, B. (Ed.), Arts of the Amazon, London, 1995, pp.58-59. The author states that such masks, called "upé" (“enemy warrior”), are the largest produced in the lowlands.