Mask · Nigeria, Eket · ID: 3038500
sold
EUR 850
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, GermanyChristie’s, Amsterdam, 12 December 2000, lot 500
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 12. Mai 2001, lot 352
German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 19,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, disc-shaped base, a mask face in the centre, min. dam., fine cracks, traces of insect caused damage, base;
such masks were used by the “ekpo”-society during the planting and harvesting of yam.
The object Mask with the object ID 3038500 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 326 achieved a sales price of EUR 850.
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