Yoruba Helmet Mask

Description:

Yoruba Helmet Mask, hollowed-out hemispherical form pierced on the rim, the heart-shaped face with small mouth and nose and protruding eyes with heavy lids, scarification on the face, with a black three-piece coiffure under two birds holding a round lidded vessel with two human heads, traces of paint, ht. 16 3/4 in.

Provenance: Collection of Joseph Aurelian Cornet.
Estimate $1,200-1,800


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