Mask "mangam"

Nigeria, Mama (Kantana)

Provenance	Size	Starting price / estimated price
Old British Collection (coll. in the 1960s/ 70s)	H: 17.7 inch	This object is not available anymore.

wood, red pigment, rest.

Each "mangam" mask consists of a crest carved with horns of different animals, whereby three main types can be distinguished: bush cow, waterbuck and reedbuck.

Berns, Marla C. et. al., Arts of the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles 2011, p. 410

Add to watchlist