Zemanek-Münster

Rare animal skin mask ·  Nigeria, Igbo, Ezzamgbo · ID: 3046300

sold EUR 3,000
Provenance
Allan Stone, New York, USA
Size
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch

Description

animal hair, pigment remains, base

The only comparable mask from the northeastern Igbo region found in literature, reproduced by Cole (1984), p. 146, ill. 256.


The object Rare animal skin mask with the object ID 3046300 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 194 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000.

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Comparing literature

Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 146, ill. 256


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