Mask "gelede" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3036790
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
Josef Kierspel, Bergisch Gladbach, GermanyIngrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Size
L: 35 cm
L: 13.8 inch
Description
wood, remains of polychrome paint, of characteristic form, with drilled pupils, tribal marks on forehead and cheeks, grooved coiffure, adorned by a broad band with a bow, old label “Dahomey/NG”, missing parts (above all at the lower rim), traces of insect caused damage (right side of the head), crack, strong abrasion of paint
Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 176