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Lot n° 19
Estimation :
100 - 120
EUR
A mma ji mask made of wood and polychrome pigments with geom - Lot 19
A mma ji mask made of wood and polychrome pigments with geometric shapes representing a stylized face. The balance of the composition is rendered by the triple conical projections protruding from the face, itself surmounted by a flat, curved blade carved vertically, evoking the yam knife.
These masks are worn during the okonkwo, a xylophone accompanying the dance.
Igbo style - Nigeria
H : 32 cm
W: 14 cm
Bibliography:
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6004191
NIGEL Barley, Arts du Nigéria revisités, Editions Musée Barbier Mueller and Somogy Editions d'art, Paris, 2015, p.96
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