Zemanek-Münster

Anthropomorphic mask

Nigéria, Idoma
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Provenance
Adriaan Blom, Basel, Switzerland
Antonio Fiacco, Fehraltorf/Zurich, Switzerland
Taille
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch

Description

wood, encrusted greyigh brown patina, typical scarification marks, separate worked teeth, crowned by three small horns, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, base;
the combination of human face and animal horns is found more often among southern groups (Igbo, Ogoni, Ibibio) than among other groups of the lower Benue.


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