Mask "mangam" · Nigeria, Kantana (Mama) · ID: 3042540

Name: Mask "mangam"
SKU: 3042540
Price: 1500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 1,500

Provenance

Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France

Size

H: 53 cm

H: 20.9 inch

Description

wood, matt encrusted patina, red pigment remains, especially long horns, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base.
“Mangam” masks were worn during events directed at securing agricultural success, promoting healing, and marking rites of passage as a part of a ritual complex called “mangam”. Each “mangam” mask consists of a central crest flanked by a snout and horns. There are three key mask genres: the bush cow (or dwarf forest buffalo), the waterbuck, and the reedbuck.

The object Mask “mangam” with the object ID 3042540 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 303 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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