Head fragment "ogboni/oshugbo" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3039411

Description

terracotta, lovely facial features with a smiling mouth, plaited hairdo, prominent back of the head, slightly dam., minor missing parts, metal base

The object Head fragment “ogboni/oshugbo” with the object ID 3039411 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 353 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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