Facial Mask
Igbo · Nigeria
Reference: MFAZ-65
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- Height
- 41 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Curious anthropozoomorphic mask with bird beak-shaped mouth, with teeth. At the top of the curvilinear peak there is a line of small embossed pictures. Dark ochre…
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Full original description
Curious anthropozoomorphic mask with bird beak-shaped mouth, with teeth. At the top of the curvilinear peak there is a line of small embossed pictures. Dark ochre color ensemble. It seems to be a hunter mask. Sacrificial patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Nigeria. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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