Mask "gelede" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3039475
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Provenance
Heinz Reschke, Frankfurt, GermanySize
L: 42 cm
H: 22 cm
L: 16.5 inch
H: 8.7 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, remains of indigo blue pigment, of thin and elongated form, adapted to the head ornament: supporting the outstretched body of a crocodile rising from a slightly bulging platform, tribe-typical facial features with drilled pupils, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, fine cracks
The object Mask “gelede” with the object ID 3039475 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 421.
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