Mask · Nigeria, Igbo-Afikpo · ID: 3042351
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Provenance
Nicholas Poolos, Chicago, USA (1960’s)Size
H: 35,5 cm
H: 14.0 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, metal tags, with chin beard, raised forehead-nose-ridge and cheek scarifications, remains of coiffure from real hair, drilled holes on both sides originally inset with small wooden splinters, rep. (breakage forehead), insect caused damage, traces of abrasion
The object Mask with the object ID 3042351 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 309.
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