Auction 104 After sale
Zemanek-Münster

Mask with hinged jaw "elu"

Nigeria, Ogoni
sold EUR 400
Provenance
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany
Vera 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


Comparing literature

Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 44 ff.

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