Horned mask "azigho"
Nigeria, Bini
not available anymore
Provenance
Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany, collected in situ (1956)Lempertz, Brussels, 28. April 2007, lot 97
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 1. März 2008, lot 289
Private Collection, New York, USA
Size
H: 47 cm
H: 18.5 inch
Description
wood, effective usage of black and white paint, almond-shaped eyes with narrow see slits, old collection number on the back “Be 4”, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, small missing parts, base;
this animal mask with human features is depicting an antelope.