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Lot 2131

THREE TOPENG MASKS

Estimated Value:

600 € - 1.000 €

Schätzpreis:

Description:

Indonesia, 20th c.
H. 20/18/18 cm, B. 16/15/15 cm
Wood, carved painted with pigments and partly with gold. a) Hanuman, green. b) Princess/heroine, green. Inscribed inside: “Nyoengging 22/4 = 1932”. Also a leather strip to hold the mask with the teeth. c) Prince/hero, red. Inside inscribed in red lacquer: “33”. Also a leather strip to hold the mask with the teeth.
From an old South German private collection, supplemented by inheritance in the 1950s and acquisitions in the 1960s to the 1980s - Slight signs of wear