Zemanek-Münster

Zoomorphic mask "mangam"

Nigeria, Mama/Kantana
not available anymore
Provenance
Walter Grieder, Basel, Switzerland
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, horns closed to oval form, crest with drilled holes around the rim, slightly dam., minor missing parts (snout, rim), rep. (breakage on top)


Comparing literature

Berns, Marla C. et. al., Arts of the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles 2011, p. 406 ff.

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