Headdress "egungun" · Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3037440
Vendu
270 €
Description
wood, strongly encrusted greyish brown patina, head rising from a cylindrical base, the latter wrapped with mass-saturated cloth, tube-shaped necklace, incised scarifications on the cheeks, sacrificial patina, slightly dam., minor missing parts (right ear, back of the head), small traces of insect caused damage
Littérature comparée
Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 130