AUCTION 285 - AFRICAN AND OCEANIAN ART FROM TWO IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS (ONLINE)
Lot 75
Arte Africana
Mangam crest mask, Mama (Kantana) Nigeria
elegant mangam headdress, depicting the head of a "dwarf forest buffalo" (suncerus caffer nanus), sacred animal to the Mama
NOTE: for a similar piece see Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, L. 2010.40.1.
Provenance: Italian private collection.
Measures: 49.0 x 26.0 cm
Starting price: € 500,00
Estimate: € 1.500,00 - 2.000,00
The lot will be auctioned on 24 March starting from 15:00.
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