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