Water spirit mask
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84th Tribal Art AuctionWater spirit mask
Nigeria, Ijaw
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1993) |
H: 28.5 inch | sold |
wood, slighty encrusted patina, polychrome paint, anthropomorphic face with long snout reminding of a crocodile, rep. (right ear tip), cracks, abrasion of paint
Anderson, Martha G., Ways of the Rivers, Los Angeles 2002, p. 148 f.