Zoomorphic mask "azigho" · Nigeria, Bini · ID: 3034209
sold
EUR 270
Provenance
Alfons Bermel, Berlin, GermanyVera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 38,5 cm
H: 15.2 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, of oval form with a high forehead and v-shaped horns, brows in double arches, pierced eyes, drilled holes around the rim, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, small missing parts backside;
this animal mask with human features depicts an antelope.
The object Zoomorphic mask “azigho” with the object ID 3034209 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 330 achieved a sales price of EUR 270.
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Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 83