Lot Essay
Rare masque keaka figurant une raie dont le corps présente un visage anthropomorphe. Selon Gillon (1979, p.89), ces objets proviendraient du district de Gembo, dans le sud-est du Nigeria.
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NIGERIA/CAMEROUN
Details
Masque Keaka
Keaka mask
Nigeria/Cameroun
Hauteur: 60 cm. (23¾ in.)
Keaka mask
Nigeria/Cameroun
Hauteur: 60 cm. (23¾ in.)
Provenance
Aaron Furman, New York
Arcade Gallery, Londres
Collection Rudolf et Leonore Blum, acquis en janvier 1983 auprès de cette dernière
Arcade Gallery, Londres
Collection Rudolf et Leonore Blum, acquis en janvier 1983 auprès de cette dernière
Literature
Gillion, W., Collecting African Art, Londres, 1979, fig.103
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