Buffalo mask "nam gbalang" · Nigeria, Chamba · ID: 3039126
Description
wood, dark brown patina, encrustations with clay in some areas, remains of pigments, typical form with bulging head, large snout and mighty horns, collar from plaited plant fibres along lower rim, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage (inside), missing parts (horn tips), cracks, traces of abrasion, base
The object Buffalo mask “nam gbalang” with the object ID 3039126 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 315 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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Expertise
L'Impasse St Jacques Arts Primitifs, Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels
Comparing literature
Evers, Christophe, Art of the Upper Benue River, Brussels 2003, p. 26