Lot n° 119
Estimation :
1800 - 2500
EUR
MAMA KANTANA Nigeria - Lot 119
MAMA KANTANA Nigeria
Zoomorphic dance crest with two horns
Reddish-brown patina decorated with zig-zag scarification marks, accented with abrus seeds
H. 28 - L. 50 cm
(Crack stabilized)
Provenance :
Collected in situ in 1984
Private collection Paris
History:
For a similar crest from the same workshop, see Masques from the Ratner collection in Chicago, later passed into the hands of Hebert Baker in 1973.
Purchased by the Entwistle Gallery in London.
Exhibited at the Museum of African Art, Washington DC, 1978.
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