A POLYCHROME IBO MASK, NIGERIA With large protruding...
A POLYCHROME IBO MASK, NIGERIA With large protruding circular eyes, raised eyebrows and an open mouth with individually defined teeth, the mask wears a headdress covered in black coloured pigment, with three protrusions decorated with linear incisions, the 38cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Karl Schadler; acquired in the 1970s from the above; thence by descen to Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.
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A POLYCHROME IBO MASK, NIGERIA With large protruding circular eyes, raised eyebrows and an open mouth with individually defined teeth, the mask wears a headdress covered in black coloured pigment, with three protrusions decorated with linear incisions, the 38cm high, Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Karl Schadler; acquired in the 1970s from the above; thence by descen to Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.