UHUNMWUNEKHUE BELT MASK, Benin Copper alloy. H.... - Lot 441 - Crait + Müller

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UHUNMWUNEKHUE BELT MASK, Benin Copper alloy. H.... - Lot 441 - Crait + Müller
UHUNMWUNEKHUE BELT MASK, Benin Copper alloy. H. 17.5 cm PROVENANCE : following the family tradition, acquired from Simone de Monbrison, Paris, in the 1970s Belt mask from Benin, decorated with a collar surrounding the lower part of the face, while on the forehead is a band and then a fishnet, reminiscent of the coral bead masks worn by high dignitaries. The large eyeballs are surmounted by keloids, mouth and nose treated in full volumes. Fixed above the belt, this type of emblem was reserved for the notables or iverhuan of the three brotherhoods sitting next to the Oba.
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