Mask · Nigeria, Igala · ID: 3029845
sold
EUR 1,500
Size
H: 37 cm
H: 14.6 inch
Description
wood, slightly encrusted brown patina, helmet-shaped, the face dominated by a broad teeth-revealing mouth, parallel incisions, rep. (et. al. metal clamp), minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, on base
The object Mask with the object ID 3029845 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 234 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Neyt, Francois, The Arts of the Benue, Belgien 1985, p. 51
Exhibition
Museum der Volkenkunde, Loan Exhibition, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1960