Mask "gelede" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3034871
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Provenance
Loudmer Paris, 24.06.1993, lot 87Size
L: 31 cm
L: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, light brown patina, dark brown paint in some areas, bearded face with drilled pupils and rhombic skin scarification marks, coiffure with middle crest, carved with three calabash-like objects, slightly dam., crack (on the left side of the head), water spots
The object Mask “gelede” with the object ID 3034871 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 282.
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