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    Art Africain et Océanien

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    16 June 2009

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    Lot 78

    MASQUE DE L'ESPRIT DE L'EAU IJO

    NIGERIA

    Price realised

    EUR 3,125

    Estimate

    EUR 3,000 - EUR 5,000

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    MASQUE DE L'ESPRIT DE L'EAU IJO
    Nigeria
    Le visage allongé avec un nez en forme de T et surmonté d'une haute coiffure cylindrique gravée de carrés, reste de pigment indigo.
    Hauteur: 39 cm. (15 3/8 in.)

    Provenance

    Ivar Tynning, Stockholm, vers 1922-1928

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    Post Lot Text

    IJO WATERSPIRIT MASK


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