Headdress "egungun" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037440

Description

wood, strongly encrusted greyish brown patina, head rising from a cylindrical base, the latter wrapped with mass-saturated cloth, tube-shaped necklace, incised scarifications on the cheeks, sacrificial patina, slightly dam., minor missing parts (right ear, back of the head), small traces of insect caused damage

The object Headdress “egungun” with the object ID 3037440 was part of the auction 78th tribal art auction on October 18, 2014. The object with the lot number 348 achieved a sales price of EUR 270 with an asking price of EUR 200.

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Comparing literature

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