Description : Wood and pigments - 97 cm
Nigeria
Provenance:
Gerd and Mareidi Stoll Collection, Munich
Galerie Simonis, Düsseldorf
European private collection
Published:
Gerd und Mareidi Stoll. Galerie für Negerkunst, in Sammler Journal, Schwäbisch Hall, n°11, November 1977, p. 652 (ill.)
Galerie Simonis, Exhibition catalog
Oloju foforo mask, the owner of the deep-set eyes in reference to the large holes through which the wearer sees.
This mask can be placed in the stylistic tradition of Bamgboshe of Osi-Ilorin. It can be compared to several works of the sculptor who died around 1920.
Its most obvious reference is the Oloju foforo mask from the Smithsonian National of African Art attributed to the master.
Another mask of this type can be seen in the collection in the British Museum and presents the same painted patterns.
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About the lot N° 58 Title : Yoruba Mask Size : 97 cm Native, auctioneer, Bruxelles, BEIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : 10 Years: Tribal Art, Contemporary Art, and 20th Century Furniture Sale date : 15 May 2021It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale
