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DE BAECQUE et Associés - Lyon
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¤ MUMUYÉ, NIGERIA
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74
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¤ MUMUYÉ, NIGERIA
See original version (French)
Estimate
€600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
¤ MUMUYÉ, NIGERIA
A wooden buffalo mask coated with reddish-brown pigment and kaolin, displaying a beautiful patina from long ritual use. It is topped by two horns pointing upwards and two smaller ones extending forwards from the forehead. Two large round eyes and a wide, trumpet-shaped mouth complete the design. It is worn on the head like a helmet during initiation and funeral ceremonies. On a plinth
First half of the 20th century
H. 50 cm
Provenance: Dereck Graine Gallery
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ID: 88335026
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