Mask pendant
Nigeria, Edo, Court of Benin
sold
EUR 2,600
Size
H: 9,5 cm
H: 3.7 inch
Description
ivory, matt shiny beige patina, regular facial features with large eyes, pupils with black (ebony?) inlay, fine incised coiffure, four drilled holes for attachment, slightly dam., traces of old age, metal base;
masks like this may have been sewn onto dignitaries clothing.