Dance crest in shape of an anthropomorphic head · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3031365
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Provenance
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySize
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Description
wood, remains of polychrome paint, tribe-typical facial features and scarfication marks, coiffure in two lobes, carved on a conical base pierced around the rim, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion
The object Dance crest in shape of an anthropomorphic head with the object ID 3031365 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 392.
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Comparing literature
Thompson, Robert Farris, Black Gods and Kings, Los Angeles 1971, ill. 1. LX70-17