Zemanek-Münster

Mask with hinged jaw "elu" ·  Nigeria, Ogoni · ID: 3042272

sold EUR 700
Provenance
Ketterer, Munich, 6 December 1986, lot 310
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany
Rainer Linnhoff, Pullach, Germany
Size
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch

Description

wood, dark patina, remains of pigments, tribe-typical facial features, scarification marks and “snub nose”, coiffure of three horn-like projecting lobes, min. dam., insect caused damage, traces of abrasion


The object Mask with hinged jaw “elu” with the object ID 3042272 was part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction on May 27, 2017. The object with the lot number 330 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

David, Jean, Ogoni, Zürich 2002, p. 32


Publications

Zemanek, David, Nigeria, Kult und Ritus, Würzburg 2002, p. 14, ill. 9

AHDRC: 0098778


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