Face mask "okua" · Nigeria, Idoma · ID: 3036166
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Ilse Ehlers, Wuppertal, GermanySize
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wood, matt dark brown patina, the surface of the face partly with craquelé, which is especially accentuated by the white coating which becomes visible underneath, slightly dam., minor missing parts, rest.;
these masks were used during funeral ceremonies.
The object Face mask “okua” with the object ID 3036166 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 437 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Lebas, Alain (ed.), Arts of Nigeria in French Private Collections, Milan 2012, p. 280