Rare masque facial - calebasse "mbubu"
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- Rare masque facial - calebasse "mbubu"
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Nigéria, Igbo-Afikpo
Provenance | Taille | Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation |
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Eric Robertson, New York, USA | H: 33 cm | Vendu |
pumpkin, plant fibre, clay-like mass, colour pigments (yellow and red ochre, kaolin), base
Only a few specimens of these gourd masks are found in museums or private collections. For a similar object that is located in the holdings of the Metropolitan Museum, New York, see African Heritage Documentation & Research Centre, no. 0095473.
Dagan, Esther A., The African Calabash, New York 1988