Mask
Nigeria, Ebira
sold
EUR 1,300
Provenance
Yves Créhalet, Paris, FranceAder, Paris, 17 June 2011, lot 75
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, encrusted brown patina, sacrificial traces, remains of pigments, roof-like protruding forehead, tubular projecting mouth, metal clamps and nails inserted on the head, handwritten collection number “1356” on the backside, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of abrasion, base;
the Igbirra, or Ebira, are a small ethnic group living to the southwest of the Niger-Benue Confluence in Nigeria.
Publications
AHDRC: 0129662