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Description : West Africa, Northern Nigeria, Mama peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An interesting example of a mangam mask, hand-carved from a single piece of wood and painted with red and brown earthen pigment. The animal features a rounded head with a plateaued brow, a protruding snout with an deep incision denoting the mouth, a stocky neck that widens to form the concave verso, and a pair of projecting horns. Mangam masks typically represent the bushcow (Suncerus caffer nanus) but can also depict a waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) or a reedbuck (redunca redunca). Size: 8.6 W x 14.8 H (21.8 cm x 37.6 cm) For a stylistically similar example of a mangam mask, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2012.397. Provenance: Howard Rose Gallery, New York, New York, USA, ex-Dane and Todd McDowell collection, Oklahoma, USA, inherited via family descent, ex-African Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA, acquired in the 1980s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #150111
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