Masque cérémoniel · Nigéria, Mumuye · ID: 3044989
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Provenance
Swiss Private CollectionZemanek-Münster, 24 November 2012, lot 251
Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Description
wood, rep., base
This mask was first known as shoulder mask, and was renamed most recently as a “vertical mask” by Marla Berns. It was worn on the head, and the dancer could see through an opening in the middle of the front.
Littérature comparée
Berns, Marla C. et. al.; Arts of the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles 2011, p. 438 ff.