Dance mask - Yoruba - Nigeria

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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 painting and very good patina

Provenance:
Former collection of Manfred Zirngibl, Passau – Africa expert and author of several specialty books on African weapons. His collection was assembled 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 painting and very good patina

Provenance:
Former collection of Manfred Zirngibl, Passau – Africa expert and author of several specialty books on African weapons. His collection was assembled in the late 1950s.

Insured shipping with tracking

Details

Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
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, 1970-1980
Sold by
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Objects sold
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