Zoomorphic mask (bird) · Nigeria, Mumuye, Adamawa Plateau, Muri Division of Adamawa Province · ID: 3038911
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Provenance
Pierre Gavignot, Ile de France, FranceSize
L: 39 cm
H: 23 cm
L: 15.4 inch
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black and red paint, white pigment, heavy and massive work of carving, helmet-shaped, with open snout and bump-like projection on the head, large drilled holes running all around, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage on both sides, base
The object Zoomorphic mask (bird) with the object ID 3038911 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 349.
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