YORUBA MASK, GELEDE
NIGERIA
£938
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 5 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
Description
carved wood and pigment, the face with incised eyes and scarification to the cheeks, a red and white chequerboard design cap beneath an elaborate headdress depicting a motorcyclist with pillion passenger
Dimensions
49.4cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired c. 1970s, thence by descent