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Igbo "Maiden Spirit" Mask, Nigeria
21 November – 5 December 2024, 12:00 PST
Online, Los AngelesUS$3,000 - US$5,000
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Igbo "Maiden Spirit" Mask, Nigeria
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Wood, pigments
Height 19in (48.cm)
Provenance
Philippe Ratton, Paris
French Private Collection, 1980s
Private Collection, United States
Of classic, intricately carved form with three-part sagittal crest carved with openwork designs and an elaborate, braided coiffure all covered with a crusty black surface with red and indigo blue highlights; the face painted white with raised foliate designs highlighted in black; the eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth with similar crusty black highlights; each eye with indigo blue accents.
Wood, pigments
Height 19in (48.cm)
Provenance
Philippe Ratton, Paris
French Private Collection, 1980s
Private Collection, United States
Of classic, intricately carved form with three-part sagittal crest carved with openwork designs and an elaborate, braided coiffure all covered with a crusty black surface with red and indigo blue highlights; the face painted white with raised foliate designs highlighted in black; the eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth with similar crusty black highlights; each eye with indigo blue accents.














