Old mask with horns · Nigeria, Idoma / Igala · ID: 3042218
sold
EUR 1,800
Provenance
German Private CollectionSize
H: 34 cm/60 cm (with horns)
H: 13.4 inch/23.6 inch (with horns)
Description
wood, matt black patina, kaolin, traces of red paint, with striking large mouth revealing long teeth, flanked by massive curved horns, large semicircular ears, almond-shaped eyes, dam., traces of insect caused damage (above all backside, left horn tip), old place of repair (breakage left horn and ear/fixed by nails), rep. (right horn)
The object Old mask with horns with the object ID 3042218 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 310 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.
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