Property from an American Private Collection
Ijaw Kalabari Headdress, Niger Delta, Nigeria
Auction Closed
June 18, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an American Private Collection
Ijaw Kalabari Headdress, Niger Delta, Nigeria
Wood, remains of kaolin and ochre pigments
Height: 13 ½ in (34.3 cm)
The reverse of the mask with a printed paper label: “MATHIAS KOMOR [/] WORKS OF ART [/] NEW YORK”, inscribed in black ink: "E 833 [/] IJO"
Possibly Alain Dufour, Galerie Afrique, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés and Ramatuelle
Possibly Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, reportedly acquired from the above in 1970
Mathias Komor, New York (inv. no. E 833)
Daniel and Marian Malcolm, Tenafly, New Jersey, acquired from the above on February 20, 1976
Acquired from the above by the present owner
The Center for African Art, New York, Sets, Series, and Ensembles in African Art, July 17 - October 27, 1985
The Museum for African Art, New York, Facing the Mask, September 19, 2002 - March 2, 2003
George Nelson Preston, Sets, Series, and Ensembles in African Art, New York, 1985, p. 91, cat. no. 47 (listed)
Frank Herreman, Facing the Mask, New York, 2002, p. 18, cat. no. 4