Mask
Nigeria, Eket
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.