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Elephant mask "Izzi". Nigeria, Igbo. L 55cm, W 25cm, H 33cm. Stylized elephant head with small tusks and horn growing out of the forehead parallel to the nose. A smaller human head with bared teeth protrudes from the back. The mask stands on an attached raffia ring. White and black paint. Small cracks in the wood, paint rubbed. Provenance: ex Gorny & Mosch, lot 574, 2023; ex private collection U. T., Hanover, since ca. 2000; previously private collection near Hanover.

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Elephant mask "Izzi". Nigeria, Igbo. L 55cm, W 25cm, H 33cm. Stylized elephant head with small tusks and horn growing out of the forehead parallel to the nose. A smaller human head with bared teeth protrudes from the back. The mask stands on an attached raffia ring. White and black paint. Small cracks in the wood, paint rubbed. Provenance: ex Gorny & Mosch, lot 574, 2023; ex private collection U. T., Hanover, since ca. 2000; previously private collection near Hanover.

Estimate 1 200 - 1 500 EUR
Starting price 1 200 EUR

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For sale on Tuesday 16 Jul : 14:00 (CEST)
munich, Germany
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