Zemanek-Münster

Mask "okoroshi oma"

Nigeria, Igbo
sold EUR 600
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, facial plane whitened with kaolin, accents in black paint, bare teeth, tribal marks on the cheeks, ornamental eyebrows and framing of the face, surmounted by short horns, min. dam., small missing parts (back), traces of abrasion, base


Comparing literature

Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 194 f.

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