2312/​7084

Gelede mask, rams head, carved black stained wood. Yoruba, Nigeria. H. 20.

There is no holes in the rim and the mask is carved in heavy wood, the reason for this could be that it was intended as a shrine piece.

Provenance: Ex. US private collection.

Auction

Tribal art, 20 March 2023

Category

Ethnographica

Estimate

5,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

10,000 DKK  

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