Anthropomorphic face mask · Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3037040
Vendu
600 €
Description
wood, kaolin, black and red paint, coiffure of real hair, the face framed by rectangular pieces of fabric, small packages filled with magical mass attached, min. remains of a net-like bonnet backside, the forehead coated with scarifications in form of vertical grooves in black and white, pierced lancet-shaped tattoos on the cheeks, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (forehead, cheek), fabric dam./fragmentary