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Masque casque anthropo-zoomorphe "mgbedike", Nigéria, Igbo, Taille: H: 35,5 cm (H: 14.0 inch), ID: 3052804
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Masque casque anthropo-zoomorphe "mgbedike" ·  Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3052804

Prix d'appel
1 500 €
Prix d'Estimation
3 000 €
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Provenance
Marie-Eliane d’Udekem d’Acoz, New York, USA / Belgium
American Private Collection, New York
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 13 April 2024, lot 184
German Private Collection
Taille
H: 35,5 cm
H: 14.0 inch

Description

wood, pigments, base

This remarkable “Time of the Brave” (“mgbedike”) mask has menacing teeth and horns. Worn with a costume hung with quills, grasses, and seedpod rattles, the mask embodies a wilderness spirit that is aggressive, brash, powerful, and stubborn.

Littérature comparée

Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 131 ff.

Publications

AHDRC: 0204134

Afrique
Masques

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