Voice disguiser · Nigeria, Tiv · ID: 3033059
sold
EUR 2,200
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, GermanySize
H: 17 cm
H: 6.7 inch
Description
bone (human ?) with circular mouthpiece, partly covered with miniature beads, crowned by a human head with real hair, the eyes inset with glass, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on base
The object Voice disguiser with the object ID 3033059 was part of the auction 69th tribal art auction on June 2, 2012. The object with the lot number 346 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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comparable object: Yale Archive, No 0040387