Mumuye mask

Nigeria
Early 20th century
Hard wood, natural pigments, old patina and marks of use
Height: 42 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, San Francisco
Fily Keita, Los Angeles
Lucien Van de Velde, Belgium
John and Nicole Dintenfass, New York

Important initiation helmet mask. It presents the figure of a monkey man deity with dilated nostrils and a prognathic mouth. This mask is distinguished by the expressiveness and balance of its proportions as well as by its age and its beautiful marks of use.

Object Presented by:
Guilhem Montagut
T.: + 34 931 414 319