Anonymous Igbo-Izzi artist
Elephant headdress
Nigeria
Wood, pigments
Wood, pigments
22 x 43 cm
8 5/8 x 16 7/8 in
8 5/8 x 16 7/8 in
Copyright The Artist
Further images
Provenance
Galerie Hélène Kamer, Paris, France, 1980
Collection Hubert Goldet, Paris, France, 2001
de Ricqlès, Paris, 30 June-1 July 2001. Lot 158.
Private collection, USA
Galerie Roberta & Lance Entwistle, Paris, France
Javier Peres, Berlin, Germany, 2014-2026
Exhibitions
"Masques 'Elephant' Igbo", Galerie Hélène Kamer, Paris 18 June - 5 July 1980"Paris Tribal", 9 - 11 April 2014 (Entwistle)
Publications
Neyt (François), ‘Masques éléphants et statuaire des Igbo’, in: Arts d’Afrique Noire, No.32, Winter 1979:29"Masques 'Elephant' Igbo", Paris: Galerie Hélène Kamer, 1980: pl.3
Thornton (Lynne), "Black African Art in Paris", in: The Connoisseur, Vol. 206, February 1981:117, No. 828
Berjonneau (Gérald); Jean-Louis Sonnery; Bernard de Grunne; Robert Farris Thompson; Pierre Harter; Dominique Lacroze, "Rediscovered Masterpieces of African Art", Boulogne: Art 135, 1987= "Chefs-d'oeuvre inédits de l'Afrique noire", Bordas/Fondation Dapper, 1987= "Onbekende meesterwerken uit zwart Afrika", Tielt: Lannoo, 1987:150, no.108a-108b
let's keep in touch
Join our community & never miss out on a DUENDE moment from now on
* denotes required fields
We will process the personal data you have supplied to communicate with you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.