Zoomorphic mask "gelede" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3039303
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, GermanyGerman Private Collection, Berlin (1962)
Size
L: 53 cm, H: 22,5 cm
L: 20.9 inch, H: 8.9 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, remains of polychrome paint, elongated snout with articulated jaw, “scaled” skin, probably depicting a crocodile, rep. (breakage back), small missing parts, traces of abrasion
The object Zoomorphic mask “gelede” with the object ID 3039303 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 375 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.
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Comparing literature
Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 261, ill. III/7.50