Igala EGU Mask Start Price USD 999.00 Current Price USD 999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 20, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 27, 2008 Location Pittsburgh See more about 'Igala EGU Mask ' Description EGU SOCIETY CEREMONIAL MASK - Museum Quality Country: Nigeria. Tribe: Igala. Medium: wood, rope. Size: 14"h x 8"w x 9"d. Male helmet mask, of conical form, w/pierced slanted eyes; narrow nose w/holes; open mouth; ears w/plugs & holes; deep facial scars; beard & hair w/incised linear design and triangles carved in the crown & back. Neat native repair to side. Excellent piece; old (75-100 yrs); used. Est. value = $8,000. Depicts a spirit of an ancestor in the Egu secret society. Payment--- paypal, postal m.o., certified check. S/h/i = $40 in US. International calculated.  ABOUT OUR COLLECTION We have been in the African Art business since 1975, long before ebay or even the Internet, operating galleries. We are consultants to museums & collectors and have 30 years experience appraising African art. We teach African Art at local universities, have a combined 50 years of teaching experience, have led tours to Africa and published books on the subject. We mount shows at colleges & galleries and have been featured on every TV station in Pittsburgh. We also have several scholarly exhibits on our online gallery, introspecinc.com, which was the first African Art gallery on the Internet. Although we're dealers, we're also passionate collectors, perhaps too avid, since we have so many pieces that we can't bear to part with. Our home features some of the finest pieces ever collected - better than many museum collections. We believe that African art provides us with the opportunity to learn about & appreciate the fast-disappearing cultures of African people. Therefore, we attempt to convey how the the pieces reflect the religious/secular lives of Africans. All of our pieces are authentic; we do not sell tourist or airport art. We hope that you enjoy our contribution to the field. Place a Bid!