Dance mask - Yoruba - Nigeria

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Old Yoruba helmet mask from Nigeria, carved in heavy wood, 37 cm high, 32 cm wide, weight 4.35 kg, dating to 1950–1960, provenance Manfred Zirngibl collection Passau, in good used condition with minor signs of age.

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Description from the seller

Old helmet mask
Origin: Yoruba, Nigeria

Height: 37 cm
Width: 32 cm

Weight: 4350 g

heavy wood with remnants of paint and a very good patina

Provenance
Formerly the Manfred Zirngibl Collection, Passau – an Africa expert as well as the author of several specialist books on African weapons. His collection was established in the late 1950s.

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Old helmet mask
Origin: Yoruba, Nigeria

Height: 37 cm
Width: 32 cm

Weight: 4350 g

heavy wood with remnants of paint and a very good patina

Provenance
Formerly the Manfred Zirngibl Collection, Passau – an Africa expert as well as the author of several specialist books on African weapons. His collection was established in the late 1950s.

Insured shipping with tracking

Details

Era
1900-2000
No. of items
1
Material
Wood
Country of Origin
Nigeria
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Ethnic group/ culture
Yoruba
Height
37 cm
Width
32 cm
Sold with stand
No
Weight
4350 g
Estimated Period
1950-1960, 1960-1970
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Objects sold
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