Zemanek-Münster

Mask "gelede"

Nigeria, Yoruba
not available anymore
Provenance
Franz Fürutter, Trieste, Italy
Size
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch

Description

wood, painted in red and black, accents with yellow and indigo blue pigment, helmet-shaped with bulging rim, pupils and nares pierced, tribal marks on forehead and cheeks, with labret, slightly dam. (nose, mouth), minor missing parts (left eye and ear), a bigger one below the chin, cracks (back of the head), strong abrasion of paint


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