Masque casque "gelede", avant 1910
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- Masque casque "gelede", avant 1910
Lot: 338
88e vente aux enchères Tribal ArtMasque casque "gelede", avant 1910
Nigéria, Yoruba
Provenance | Taille | Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation |
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Old British Collection | L: 26 cm | Vendu |
wood, reddish brown paint, colour accents in black and white, the head widely projecting to the back, compressed facial features, ritually "shaved" coiffure arranged in four stripes, abundant scarification marks, drilled pupils, slightly dam., abrasion (lower rim).
A "gelede" mask by the same hand, ex Armand Arman Collection, was auctioned at Zemanek-Münster in 2011.
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 17 September 2011, lot 348 (comparable object)