Mask · Nigeria, Ibibio · ID: 3033942
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Provenance
Marceau Rivière, Paris, FranceSize
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, board-shaped base, a mask face with tribe-typical features superimposed, stylized beard, rep. (back), min. dam., minor missing parts, cracks, traces of abrasion, on base;
probably belonging to a three-parted mask board.
The object Mask with the object ID 3033942 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 228.
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Comparing literature
Lebas, Alain, Arts du Nigeria dans les Collections privées francais, Quebec 2012, ill. 54