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18 - NIGERIA – STATUETTES AND MASKS
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Estimate €200 - €400
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Description
NIGERIA – STATUETTES AND MASKS - A large, full-length IBO-IGBO statuette of a female figure, made of polychrome wood and kaolin. Height 76 cm. Significant cracks to the head, missing sections, signs of wood-boring insects. - A large full-length female figurine on a circular base, of Yoruba origin, made of polychrome wood and kaolin, - two life-size Yoruba Ibeji-style female and male figurines, made of polychrome wood, one of which is fragmentary. - an Igbo anthropomorphic mask, made of polychrome wood and kaolin, - an Igbo anthropomorphic mask crest, made of polychrome wood and kaolin, - a Janus-style cephalomorphic marotte, made of wood with a kaolin patina, - a Boki anthropomorphic mask crest, made of wood covered in leather, on a wicker base, - a modern mask made of blackened wood. Heights: 26 to 51 cm. Condition: missing parts, signs of wood-boring insects, cracks… Items sold without plinths.
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About the sale GOLD, Cabinet of Curiosities, Art from Africa, Oceania, Asia and the Americas
Auction location
Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
Ref. : V8618 - 12
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