Mask "oba maoro" ·  Nigeria, Igbo-Afikpo · ID: 3042618

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of polychrome paint, open-worked forehead-nose-bridge, flanked by broad horizontal see slits, board-shaped head crest in openwork design, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion.
This mask was used in context of jurisdictional ceremonies.

The object Mask “oba maoro” with the object ID 3042618 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 292 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300.

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Comparing literature

Beaulieux, Dick, Belgium collects African Art, Brussels 2000, p. 340