Masque africain Mama mask Heavy hardwood Nigeria 25x28x80cm

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Dance mask featuring a highly expressive face adorned with arched scarification marks and geometric cross-hatching. White chromed wood Idoma, Nigeria 28 cm Publication: reproduced on the poster for the "Masques Africains" exhibition at Choisy le Roi, January 13-31, 1981

Lot 225

Starting price 80 EUR

Wooden mask Dance mask, forehead and temples decorated with scarification marks in relief, in the Igbo style, in the Nigerian style (?) Wood, pigments Nigeria 27.5 x 18 cm

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