4. Large Igbo mask (mgbedike) with three figures

Provenance: Christie's, Tribal Art, NY, November 16, 1995

 

Large oval head with grimacing oval mouth showing interlocking teeth, thin protruding nose, pierced oval eyes, two horns protruding from brow, on the head, three standing figures, one facing forward brandishing a staff, another facing backwards gesticulating, a large figure in the center wearing a broad brimmed pith helmet, four curving forms at corners

 

35" tall

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