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Mask "ula onu"

Nigéria, Igbo
Vendu 1 400 €
Provenance
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1978)
Gisela & Hartwig Dehmel, Lüchow, Germany
Taille
H: 37 cm
H: 14.6 inch

Description

wood, lusterless patina, polychrome paint, crowned by two curved horns, the eyes inset with mirror glass, pierced around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts through insect caused damage, slight traces of abrasion;
the appearance of present mask at village activities should remind the audience that annoying behaviour will cause criticism.


Littérature comparée

Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Chike, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 118, ill. 220

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