Zemanek-Münster

Mask pendant ·  Nigeria, Edo, Court of Benin · ID: 3039580

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.


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