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

Price
EUR 500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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.

The object Zoomorphic helmet mask “vaa-bong” (“vabong” / “vabon”) with the object ID 3052878 was part of the auction Auction 106 on April 25, 2026, lot number 224 at that time and is currently available for EUR 500 in Open sale.

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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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