Maske "opa nwa" · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3040674
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
American Private CollectionSize
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
The object Maske “opa nwa” with the object ID 3040674 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 267 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400.
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Comparing literature
Ottenberg, Simon, Masked ritual of Afikpo, Washington 1975, p. 94, ill. 39