Lot 0082

A Mambila Headdress (African Art)

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Item Details

Description

Kopfaufsatz
Mambila, Nigeria
Gesockelt / with custom base
Holz. H 22 cm. L 35 cm.

Provenienz:
Galerie Walu, Zürich (vor 1998).

Publiziert:
Duchâteau, Armand / Fenzl, Kristian (1998).
Afrika - Kopfskulpturen. Krems: Kunsthalle. Seite 125.

Ausgestellt:
Krems: Kunsthalle (1998). Afrika - Kopfskulpturen.

CHF 4 000 / 6 000
EUR 3 440 / 5 160

Condition

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