Galerie Peter Herrmann Ancient Art from Africa

Photo: Peter Herrmann. 2014

Thermoluminescence - Expertise	Hip Mask Edo-Style, Nigeria appr. 1650 Bronze 28 cm Archive/sold
	Edited in the net since september 2014

Hip Mask:

Masks such as this were worn by certain high ranking officials or chiefs in Benin over a tie on the costume at the left hip

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Illustration:

Pitt-Rivers, 1900, figures 86-87

Von Luschan, 1919: pp 375-376.

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