Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask "azigho" (antelope) · Nigeria, Edo-Bini · ID: 3051082
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Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, AustriaSize
H: 37 cm
H: 14.6 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, indigo blue pigment, mirror glass, old collection labels “C27” and “422 Bini”, crack
The Bini ethnic group was located around the famous old royal city of Benin. Their masks were used in rituals of the “ekpo” cult.
The object Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask “azigho” (antelope) with the object ID 3051082 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 370.
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