Mask · Nigeria, Igbirra/ Igbo · ID: 3037561
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Provenance
Antonio Fiacco, Zurich, SwitzerlandSize
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, black patina, kaolin, parallel cheek and horizontal forehead scarifications, pierced around the rim, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
the Igbirra, or Ebira, are a small ethnic group living to the southwest of the Niger-Benue Confluence in Nigeria.
The object Mask with the object ID 3037561 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 295.
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