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Dance crest "egungun" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3036915

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Provenance
Adam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britain
Size
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, kaolin, anthropomorphic head carved on a vaulted calotte, triangular eyes, cheek scarifications, min. dam., small missing parts, fine cracks, traces of abrasion


The object Dance crest “egungun” with the object ID 3036915 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 343.

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Comparing literature

Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 130


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