Mask ·  Nigeria, Eket · ID: 3026052

Description

wood, dark brown patina, remains of grey and red paint, of narrow, elongated form with a bulbous vaulted forehead and a protruding mouth area, sickle-shaped pierced eyes with two further openings below, crowned by a head sculpture on top of a long neck, flattened at the back, with painted eyes, dam., paint rubbed off, missing parts because of insect caused damage (half-spherical crests, above all on the back), paint rubbed off

The object Mask with the object ID 3026052 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 273 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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