Mask · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3033932
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Provenance
Guy van Rijn, Brussels, BelgiumFerry Herrebrugh, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
Size
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, black paint, rhomb-shaped mouth with visible teeth, coiffure, facial features and scarification marks accentuated by black paint, remains of a fabric bonnet on the back, min. dam., traces of abrasion, fissures, on metal base
The object Mask with the object ID 3033932 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 239.
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Comparing literature
Cole, Herbert M., Aniakor, Chike C., Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 128, ill. 229