Zemanek-Münster

Maske "opa nwa"

Nigeria, Igbo
sold EUR 1,400
Provenance
American Private Collection
Size
H: 57 cm
H: 22.4 inch

Description

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, small face with cheek scarifications, high superstructure in form of a seated female figure with elongated torso, attached to plant fibre base, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion


Comparing literature

Ottenberg, Simon, Masked ritual of Afikpo, Washington 1975, p. 94, ill. 39

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