Mask · Nigeria, Ibo-Afikbo/Eket · ID: 3040517
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Provenance
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, GermanyAlfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany
German Collection
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
wood, remains pf polychrome paint, expressive facial features with protruding mouth, raised scarification marks on forehead and temples, pierced eyes, min. dam., fine cracks, paint rubbed off
The object Mask with the object ID 3040517 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 257.
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Publications
Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki, Unterlüß 2001, p. 57, ill. 84