Helmet mask "gelede" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3033697
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Provenance
German Private Collection (acquired between 1969-1971)Size
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, elaborate headdress consisting of interwoven elements, crowned by two figures in colon style, dam., minor missing parts, rep. in various places, cracks, paint rubbed off
The object Helmet mask “gelede” with the object ID 3033697 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 295.
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