Zemanek-Münster

Headdress "egungun"

Nigeria, Yoruba
sold EUR 270
Size
H: 36,5 cm
H: 14.4 inch

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


Comparing literature

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

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