Zemanek-Münster

Zoomorphic mask "gelede" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3039303

sold EUR 350
Provenance
Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany
German 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


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