Mask "gelede": Head of a bush pig · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3032848
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Provenance
Pierre Vérité, Paris, FranceSize
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Description
wood, polychrome painted, helmet-shaped, holding a twining snake between the teeth, tubular projections underneath the small eyes, big tapering ears, flaps with ornamental decor below, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, on metal base
Comparing literature
Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 261, III/7.50