YOROUBA, Nigeria/Benin. Wood, patina of... - Lot 253 - Pousse-Cornet

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YOROUBA, Nigeria/Benin. Wood, patina of... - Lot 253 - Pousse-Cornet
YOROUBA, Nigeria/Benin. Wood, patina of use, pigments. Important and ancient anthropomorphic helmet-mask from the "Gelede" society, it represents a prominent female face cut on each cheek and topped with a head scarf. It is surmounted by an interlocking structure showing a seated weaver and his loom. 1st half of the 20th century. Total height: 68,5 cm. Weaver alone: 33x32,5 cm. Small accidents and restorations. Provenance: P. Cachan Collection (Scientific researcher in Overseas France from 1946 to 1965, in Madagascar and then in Africa, professor at the faculty of Dakar.
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