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Description : Tribal Art: Headdress egungun Yoruba, Nigeria wood, mat dark brown patina, a beautiful modelled face, a slightly curved nose with delicate inflated notstrils, linear scarification marks, marked in white paint 1994.4.97 on the backside, slightly dam., minor missing parts (lower rim), paint rubbed off, the egungun cult is closeley related with funeral ceremonies and rites for worshipping the ancestors. The masks are completed by elaborate colourful costumes of multi layered textile in alternating colours and patterns. H: 23 cm, (5038/002) H: 9.1 inch Provenance: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA Published in Henry John Drewal, African Artistry, Technique and Aestethics in Yoruba Sculpture, An Exhibition of Yoruba Art from The Arnett Collection, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 1980, p. 84, ill. 144 Literature: Thompson, Robert Farris, Black Gods and Kings, Los Angeles 1971, p.
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About the lot N° 373 Title : Tribal Art: Headdress, Period : 1980.0 Condition report : slightly damaged, minor missing parts (lower rim), paint rubbed off Zemanek-Muenster, auctioneer, Würzburg, DEIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : 62nd Tribal Art Auction Sale date : 04 Sep 2010It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale
