Janus faced helmet mask · Nigeria, Cross-River / Igbo · ID: 3039588
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Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, GermanyLudwig Schmidt, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 33 cm
H: 13.0 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of polychrome paint, nearly identical facial features and scarifications, flat headgear, rep. (breakage fixed with plant fibres), missing parts through insect caused damage, traces of abrasion, base
The object Janus faced helmet mask with the object ID 3039588 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 316.
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