Small mask ·  Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3034575

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, large pierced eyes, a grinning teeth-revealing mouth, big ears, each accentuated with kaolin, flaring rim with drilled holes, massive handle, slightly dam. (nose), cracks, paint rubbed off, splintering on the back, handle possibly rep., socle

The object Small mask with the object ID 3034575 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 345.

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