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
Comparing literature
Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 261, ill. III/7.50