Mask with hinged jaw "elu" · Nigeria, Ibibio · ID: 3039820
Price
EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Galerie von Miller, Frankfurt a.M., Germany (1991)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 16 cm
H: 6.3 inch
Description
wood, dark brown encrusted patina, typical facial features with “snub nose” and full lips, fixation of the jaw renewed with wire, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of abrasion
The object Mask with hinged jaw “elu” with the object ID 3039820 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016, lot number 136 at that time and is currently available for EUR 1,000 in Open sale.
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