Mid-20th C. African Ogoni Wood Mask w/ Articulated Jaw
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**Originally Listed At $175**
Western Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wood mask with an articulated jaw, made perhaps from cane wood. This example features slit-form eyes, an upturned nose, full lips, and semicircular ears, all painted in a chocolate-brown hue. A segmented coiffure rests atop the slender visage, with each lobe colored in dark-brown. The articulated mandible has been effectively "wired" shut using dried reeds which wrap around the eyes, nose, and beneath the chin. A fine example from the Ogoni! Size: 7.625" H (19.4 cm).
Provenance: ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA acquired prior to 1970
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#130744
Western Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wood mask with an articulated jaw, made perhaps from cane wood. This example features slit-form eyes, an upturned nose, full lips, and semicircular ears, all painted in a chocolate-brown hue. A segmented coiffure rests atop the slender visage, with each lobe colored in dark-brown. The articulated mandible has been effectively "wired" shut using dried reeds which wrap around the eyes, nose, and beneath the chin. A fine example from the Ogoni! Size: 7.625" H (19.4 cm).
Provenance: ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA acquired prior to 1970
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#130744
Condition
Age-commensurate surface wear, loss to large portion of coiffure, light inactive insect damage, fading to pigmentation, with small chips and nicks to ears, nose, mandible, and face, otherwise very good.
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Mid-20th C. African Ogoni Wood Mask w/ Articulated Jaw
Estimate $300 - $450
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