ƒ BELT MASK EDO AN EDO HIP MASK KINGDOM OF BENIN,... Lot 29

ƒ BELT MASK EDO AN EDO HIP MASK KINGDOM OF BENIN, NIGERIA Height: 18 cm. (7 in.) US$11,000-16,000 PROVENANCE Robert L. Stolper, Stolper Galleries, New York Collection James and Marilynn Alsdorf, Chicago, acquired from the latter on 24 April 1961 EXHIBITIONS La Jolla, Art Center in La Jolla, The Sculpture of Negro Africa, 22 May - 26 June 1960 Los Angeles, Los Angeles Municipal Art Galleries, The Sculpture of Negro Africa, 19 July - 7 August 1960 San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, The Sculpture of Negro Africa, 20 August - 20 September 1960 Portland, Portland Art Museum, The Sculpture of Negro Africa, 3 - 30 October 1960 San Antonio, Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, The Sculpture of Negro Africa, 6 - 30 January 1961 Dallas, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, The Sculpture of Negro Africa, 12 February - 12 March 1961 Cf. for a similar pendant mask from the former Perls collection, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. no. 1991.17.147), see Ezra, K., Royal Art of Benin, The Perls Collection, New York, 1992, p. 166, no. 60. To bid, please consult the "Auction Information" section.