Antropomorphic helm mask · Nigeria, Idoma / Igala · ID: 3052867
Sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Gerhard Vesely, Bad Vöslau, Austria (1997)Austrian Private Collection, Vienna
Size
H: 43,5 cm
H: 17.1 inch
Description
wood, pigments, plant fiber, rest.
In the cultural context of the Idoma and Igala, such masks are performed in public appearances to make ancestral and/or authority presence visible: they accompany primarily commemorative and funerary rites as well as larger community events, protect and symbolically regulate the social sphere, and act as a moral instance mediating between the living and the world beyond.
The object Antropomorphic helm mask with the object ID 3052867 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 228 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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