76th tribal art auction - 22nd of March 2014 starting at 2 pm

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Nigeria, Mumuye

469 Buschkuh-Helmmaske Holz, braune Patina, rote Pigmentreste (daher als männlicher Typus einzuordnen), von typisch massiver Form, ausgestattet mit großem, geöffnetem Maul und kräftigen Hörnern, Stirnskarifikationen, min. besch., Fehlstellen durch Insektenfrass, feine Risse

Bush cow helmet mask wood, brown patina, red pigment remains (therefore to be classified as male type), of typical massive form, carved with a big, open snout and strong horns, forehead scarifications, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, fine vracks

L: 52,5 cm

Provenance Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland Ketterer, München, 12. Dezember 1987, lot 155

Vgl. Lit.: Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 92

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€ 2.500 - 5.000


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