A carved wood helmet mask

Estimated Value:

2.500 € - 3.500 €

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Description:

Ibo oder Igbo, Nigeria
H. 40,5 cm
Wood with white and black paint. Mask “agbogho mmwo”, representing the spirit of a beautiful girl. The finely carved face is crowned by a remarkably artfully pierced carved headdress. The hairstyle is designed in both curved-linear and geometric forms and contrasts the lightly toned face in black.
From the collection of Helmut Zake (1918-1995), Heidelberg, German historian and founder of the Society for Ethnology and Tribal Art, inherited within the family - Partly traces of age

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