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Helmet mask "Agbogho Mmwo" of the Ibo (Igbo) - Nigeria, West Africa - Mask type of a "beautiful girl"; the oval face with scarification marks, geometrically ornamented hairstyle on the head with a high, ovoid, openwork attachment modeled on the old braided hairstyles of the young girls of the Igbo and Idoma; pierced around the edges. Carved wood, painted in black, white and skin colors with a little red and blue. 42 x 22 x 41 cm. - Signs of age and wear, shrinkage cracks, one tip broken off, one bumped. - From a southern German private collection.

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Helmet mask "Agbogho Mmwo" of the Ibo (Igbo) - Nigeria, West Africa - Mask type of a "beautiful girl"; the oval face with scarification marks, geometrically ornamented hairstyle on the head with a high, ovoid, openwork attachment modeled on the old braided hairstyles of the young girls of the Igbo and Idoma; pierced around the edges. Carved wood, painted in black, white and skin colors with a little red and blue. 42 x 22 x 41 cm. - Signs of age and wear, shrinkage cracks, one tip broken off, one bumped. - From a southern German private collection.

Estimate 200 - 400 EUR
Starting price 200 EUR

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For sale on Saturday 27 Jul : 11:00 (CEST)
bamberg, Germany
Kunstauktionshaus Schlosser GmbH&Co.KG
+49951208500
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