Auction 106
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Zoomorphic helmet mask "vaa-bong" ("vabong" / "vabon"), Nigeria, Mumuye, Size: H: 47,5 cm (H: 18.7 inch), ID: 3052878
Zoomorphic helmet mask "vaa-bong" ("vabong" / "vabon"), Nigeria, Mumuye, Size: H: 47,5 cm (H: 18.7 inch), ID: 3052878 - 2/4 Zoomorphic helmet mask "vaa-bong" ("vabong" / "vabon"), Nigeria, Mumuye, Size: H: 47,5 cm (H: 18.7 inch), ID: 3052878 - 3/4 Zoomorphic helmet mask "vaa-bong" ("vabong" / "vabon"), Nigeria, Mumuye, Size: H: 47,5 cm (H: 18.7 inch), ID: 3052878 - 4/4
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Auction 106

Zoomorphic helmet mask "vaa-bong" ("vabong" / "vabon") ·  Nigeria, Mumuye · ID: 3052878

Starting price
EUR 500
Estimated price
EUR 1,000
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Provenance
Wolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria
Austrian Private Collection, Vienna
Size
H: 47,5 cm
H: 18.7 inch

Description

wood, pigments, encrusted patina,

Comparable masks see AHDRC 0158321 and 0158322.

Comparing literature

Berns, Marla C. et. al., Arts of the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles 2011, p. 331, ill. 10.26

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