Zemanek-Münster

Janusheaded dance crest

Nigeria, Igbo
sold EUR 400
Provenance
Adalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, Germany
Size
H: 36,5 cm
H: 14.4 inch

Description

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, nearly identical faces with raised scarification marks and visible rows of teeth, surmounted by a sickle-shaped headgear, min. dam., cracks, minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, on base


Comparing literature

Wittmer, Marcilene K., Arnett, William, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 27, ill. 57

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