Descripción : BINI HORNED FACE MASK, NIGERIA Ekpo society carved wood mask with attached horns, its classicly rendered hair line and beard accented with indigo and white kaolin pigments, early 20th c. Reputed to cleanse the society of disease and protect the village from witchcraft. (Exhibited in ''Images of Authority: From Benin to Gabon,'' Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL, 1973, ''African Art: Nature, Man, and Vital Force from the Collection of H.B. Greene and Family,'' Richard Madigan, Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, Fl., 1975. Provenance: Private collection, South Carolina). Some looseness to horns, erosion to back of mask, stress fractures, well handled and used. 16'' x 6 1/4''
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Sobre el lote Lote N° 170 Título : Bini Horned Face Mask, ÉPOCA : 1973 Rago Arts and Auction Center, subastador🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito. Título de venta : Tribal Art Fecha de la venta : 01/03/2009🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito. Referencia de la subasta : Live Sale