This is the rating and price for Urhobo Horned Mask, 2016
Description : A polychrome horned mask with teeth bared and a vertical ovoid shape on the forehead. Nigeria, Urhobo. 20th century. 21h x 10 1/2w x 5 1/2d.
Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: The white substance on this mask is known as oorhe. It is dug from the banks of specific river sites that are thought to hold spiritual materials. It is applied to the mask and recoated for every ritual appearance. For additional reading see Princeton African Art Museum exhibition Surfaces Seen and Unseen-African Art at Princeton, July 2-October 9, 2016. See literature Beneath the SurfaceInnovative Pigmentation on Urhobo Mask by Perkins Foss.
Price: 1 125.00 USDIt's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 100 USD-200 USDIt's free to register now to view!
About the lot N° 170 Title : Urhobo Horned Mask, Period : 2016 Quinn's Auction Galleries, auctioneer, Falls Church, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Estate of Merton Simpson & Multi Estate Ethnographic Oct 1, 2016 Sale date : 01 Oct 2016It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale
