Mask with hinged jaw "elu" · Nigeria, Ogoni · ID: 3031706
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, GermanyVera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 18,5 cm
H: 7.3 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, black paint, kaolin, tribe-typical facial features with circular pierced eyes, cap-like headgear, pierced around the rim, min. dam., traces of abrasion
The object Mask with hinged jaw “elu” with the object ID 3031706 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 260 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 44 ff.