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