Mask with hat
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86th Tribal Art AuctionMask with hat
Nigeria, Igbo/Idoma
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Eric Robertson, New York, USA Bruce Frank, New York, USA |
H: 19.3 inch | sold |
wood, black patina, partly encrusted, narrow elongated face with deeply hollowed - nearly skull-like - eyes and prominent tattoos at the temples, mouth inset with metal teeth (some missing), crowned by bulky top hat, dam., cracks, missing parts (lower lip, hat brim, mask rim), strongly marked by weathering (above all the top of the hat and inner side), traces of metal tags at the chin, base