Masque casque anthropo-zoomorphe "mgbedike" · Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3052804
Prix d'appel
1 500 €
Prix d'Estimation
3 000 €
Provenance
Marie-Eliane d’Udekem d’Acoz, New York, USA / BelgiumAmerican 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

