Body mask "aboyun" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3045234
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Ketterer, Munich, 11 April 1992, lot 156 ASize
H: 56 cm
H: 22.0 inch
Description
wood, polychrome painted,
The mask type is called “aboyun” - “the pregnant one”. It is worn by male dancers, who appeal for fertility for their women and appears at annual celebrations of the “gelede” society.
The object Body mask “aboyun” with the object ID 3045234 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 231 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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