Mask "geh naw" · Liberia, Bassa · ID: 3035638
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
collected in situ, Liberia, West Africa (late 1940s, early 1950s)Size
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, metal nails, elaborate coiffure consisting of seven lobes, forehead scarifications, mouth with full lips, inset with two teeth, pierced around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
The object Mask “geh naw” with the object ID 3035638 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 103 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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