Lot Essay
An old label on the interior of the mask is inscribed: Ancient mask from Tchad Islands Central Africa Lat 12° 65'N. Lon. 13° 20'E. Alexander Steward Capt. R.N. Her Majesties (Sic.) Diplomatic Service
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AGBOGBO MMWO
Details
A FINE IBO WHITE MAIDEN MASK
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The whitened face with pierced eyes and slender nose, keloids to the temples and forehead, the coiffure with concentric circles and meandering bands in relief, the tall elaborate crest above with carved bands of discs and zigzag bands to each side, crest of projecting cones, a comb carved to each side, painted black and white, on Inagaki base
18¾in. (47.5cm.) high
Agbogbo mmwo
The whitened face with pierced eyes and slender nose, keloids to the temples and forehead, the coiffure with concentric circles and meandering bands in relief, the tall elaborate crest above with carved bands of discs and zigzag bands to each side, crest of projecting cones, a comb carved to each side, painted black and white, on Inagaki base
18¾in. (47.5cm.) high
Provenance
Captain Alexander Steward, R.N.
Louis Carré, Paris, no.1293
H.F. Sachs Gallery, New York, 1940
Mrs. George W. Crawford
Louis Carré, Paris, no.1293
H.F. Sachs Gallery, New York, 1940
Mrs. George W. Crawford
Literature
Masterpieces of African Art, Brooklyn, 1954, no.90 (illustrated)
Exhibited
The Brooklyn Museum, 1954, no.90