Ceremonial mask
Nigeria, Mumuye
not available anymore
Provenance
Swiss Private CollectionZemanek-Münster, 24 November 2012, lot 251
Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Size
H: 86,5 cm
H: 34.1 inch
Description
wood, rep., base
This mask was first known as shoulder mask, and was renamed most recently as a “vertical mask” by Marla Berns. It was worn on the head, and the dancer could see through an opening in the middle of the front.