Lot No. 69


Eket, Nigeria: A small, round mask or application.


Eket, Nigeria: A small, round mask or application. - Tribal Art

A small, typical, circular mask of the Eket, from Southeast Nigeria. Possibly also used as an application on a headdress or on a robe. Made of lightweight, brown wood, dyed black. With very old, shiny usage patina and minor age-related damage (a fastening hole broken as a result of age). First third of the 20th century; DM: 14 cm. (ME)

Specialist: Erwin Melchardt Erwin Melchardt
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05.11.2014 - 13:00

Estimate:
EUR 1,400.- to EUR 1,600.-

Eket, Nigeria: A small, round mask or application.


A small, typical, circular mask of the Eket, from Southeast Nigeria. Possibly also used as an application on a headdress or on a robe. Made of lightweight, brown wood, dyed black. With very old, shiny usage patina and minor age-related damage (a fastening hole broken as a result of age). First third of the 20th century; DM: 14 cm. (ME)

Specialist: Erwin Melchardt Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465

erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Tribal Art
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 05.11.2014 - 13:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 31.10. - 05.11.2014

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