Masque casque "gelede", avant 1910
Nigéria, Yoruba
Vendu
800 €
Provenance
Old British CollectionTaille
L: 26 cm
L: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown paint, colour accents in black and white, the head widely projecting to the back, compressed facial features, ritually “shaved” coiffure arranged in four stripes, abundant scarification marks, drilled pupils, slightly dam., abrasion (lower rim).
A “gelede” mask by the same hand, ex Armand Arman Collection, was auctioned at Zemanek-Münster in 2011.
Littérature comparée
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 17 September 2011, lot 348 (comparable object)Publications
AHDRC: 0150564