Dance mask - Nigeria (No reserve price)

Yoruba seated African naturalist maternity of Yoruba type and communication with the beyond rested on a maternal figure embodying for the Yoruba people one of the many female goddesses, the earth goddess Onilé ("owner of the House"), guarantor of longevity, peace, and resources linked to the powerful Ogboni society among the Yoruba, Egba, and Ijebu. She could also embody Orunmila, the goddess of divination.

Smooth mahogany patina, erosion and cracking from desiccation.

Centered on the veneration of its gods, or orishas, the Yoruba religion relies on artistic sculptures endowed with coded messages