Buffalo mask "nam gbalang", Nigeria, Chamba, Size: H: 67 cm (H: 26.4 inch), ID: 3039126

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Lot 315

81st Tribal Art Auction

Buffalo mask "nam gbalang" · Nigeria, Chamba · ID: 3039126

sold EUR 2,000

Provenance

Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium

Size

H: 67 cm

H: 26.4 inch

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

Expertise

L'Impasse St Jacques Arts Primitifs, Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels

Comparing literature

Evers, Christophe, Art of the Upper Benue River, Brussels 2003, p. 26

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