Helmet mask "epa" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3038484
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Provenance
Auktionshaus Nusser, Munich, GermanySize
H: 95,5 cm
H: 37.6 inch
Description
wood, slightly encrusted patina, polychrome paint, janus-headed dance crest, surmounted by a standing quadruped (antelope?), min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, cracks;
used at “epa” celebrations, which last for several days. Young men proof their skills and strenght by carrying such heavy masks on their heads, while they are dancing and jumping.
The object Helmet mask “epa” with the object ID 3038484 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 374.
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