Female dance mask, IBIBIO, Nigeria. Wood, natural pigments. Height: 21 cm Minor accidents and missing pieces. Provenance: Collection of Patrice CHRISTY, a recognised specialist in wildlife conservation, particularly in Africa. He has co-authored several works on biodiversity, and his work has made a major contribution to understanding and preserving bird species in Africa, particularly in Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe. All his objects were collected in the 1970s. Sold without stand