Helmet mask "epa" with female figure · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti · ID: 3048712

Name: Helmet mask "epa" with female figure
SKU: 3048712
Price: 2500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 2,500

Provenance

Ian Arundel, Los Angeles, USA
Christie’s, Paris, 7 December 2006, Lot 74
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany

Size

H: 95,5 cm

H: 37.6 inch

Description

wood, black encrusted patina, colour pigments, glass beads, possibly rest. (left forearm), insect caused damage

This beautiful “epa” mask shows a female figure carved with wrap skirt, shawl and neck jewellery. Her noble head is adorned with a high crested hairstyle and tribal scarifications.

The object Helmet mask “epa” with female figure with the object ID 3048712 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 68 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.

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