Masque facial
Nigéria, Igbo
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Provenance
Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany, collected in situ(1956)Taille
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, strongly encrusted greyish brown patina with remains of white and pink pigment, with funnel-shaped headdress, flanked by long ears, raised triangular compartmens on the forehead, partly filled with ornaments in relief, upperlip visible/lower jaw missing, drilled holes for insertion of teeth on the backside, collection number “IB 1”, slightly dam., cracks, abrasion of paint, traces of old age