YOROUBA, NIGERIA.
Gelede crest mask, cup bearer.... Lot 8
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YOROUBA, NIGERIA.
Gelede crest mask, cup bearer.
Wood and pigments.
The figure has a serene expression, with almond-shaped eyes, slit pupils, closed mouth and three scarifications on each cheek. A scarification between the nose and the left eye. Stylized ears with a large lobe (one missing). The head is adorned with two pierced side cylinders and bears a frieze-decorated bowl, pierced twice.
Traces of indigo pigments.
Height 36 cm (old restorations, cracks, wear and tear)
Base.
Provenance: private American collection, then private French collection. Subsequently sold by Galerie Olivier Larroque, presenting the mask as late 19th, early 20th century.
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