Lot: 316
86th Tribal Art AuctionFace mask
Nigeria, Igbo
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany, collected in situ(1956) | H: 11.6 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
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