Zemanek-Münster

Zoomorphic mask "azigho"

Nigeria, Bini
sold EUR 270
Provenance
Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany
Vera 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.


Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 83

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