Small "mangam" mask (bushcow) · Nigeria, Kantana/Mama · ID: 3044019
sold
EUR 1,300
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, FranceLucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium (1970)
Jean Willy Mestach, Brussels, Belgium (1971)
Egon Guenther, Johannesburg, South Africa
Sotheby’s, New York, 18 November 2000, lot 88
Size
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Description
wood, inscribed “EG”, rep., base
These masks were worn during events directed at securing agricultural success, promoting healing and marking rites of passage.
Comparing literature
Berns, Marla C. et. al., Arts of the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles 2011, p. 408 ff.
Publications
AHDRC: 0096476