Mask "gelede" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3035743

Description

wood, black paint, yellow ochre, indigo blue and white pigment, of characteristic form with individual detail: nose with curved bridge, ship-like crested coiffure, numerous scarification marks, round spots with blackish mass below the eyes, slightly dam., small traces of insect caused damage (forehead, right eye), minor missing parts backside at the rim, fine cracks, abrasion of paint, base

The object Mask “gelede” with the object ID 3035743 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 184.

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