Helmet mask
Nigeria, Mumuye
sold
EUR 2,200
Provenance
Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)Size
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, elongated head with large tubular eyes, framed by encrusted mass inset with abrus beans (mainly missing), anchor-shaped protruding mouth, pierced around the rim, rep. (breakage at the lower rim), cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base