Zemanek-Münster

Mask with hinged jaw "elu" ·  Nigeria, Ogoni · ID: 3033161

sold EUR 1,200
Provenance
Lore Kegel & Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1956)
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch

Description

wood, matt patina, remains of polychrome paint, tribe-typical facial features with “snub nose” and raised scarification marks, high-crested forehead ridge, pierced around the rim, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion


The object Mask with hinged jaw “elu” with the object ID 3033161 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 310 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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